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This book explains how the processes of ‘total territorial rule’ at the core of the modern international system became normalised... Læs mere
Detroit is the first city of its size to become bankrupt and policy-makers have argued that, since then, it has entered a 'new... Læs mere
Why have efforts to strengthen quality of governance so often failed in some of the world’s most troubled states? Because they almost always ignore the human side of politics.
This is an academic inquiry into how labor power has been dehumanized and commodified around the world through the... Læs mere
This handbook is a timely intervention into the field of global urban studies, coming as comparison is being more widely used as a method for global urban studies, and as a number of methodological experiments and comparative research projects are being brought to fruition.
This book examines the changing roles and functions of the soybean throughout world history and discusses how this reflects the complex processes of agrofood globalization.
This book introduces the concept of the Anthropocene and examines its importance for environmental legal thinking, research, and practice.
This handbook provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of global land and resource grabbing.
Originally published in 1980, this book was written by consultants in urban development with wide experience in the developing world... Læs mere
When the book was first published in 1986 it was one of only a few to offer systematic comparative analyses of developing world cities, and those stemming from different regions, with examples from different continents in each chapter.
This book is a novel contribution, combining recent theoretical developments and empirical contributions, as well as... Læs mere