Dr Preston’s book, first published in 1982, presents a critical history of development studies since the Second World War, linking the recent, neo-Marxist, debate with the whole tradition in the field, going back to the work of economists like Arthur Lewis.
The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory.... Læs mere
First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field... Læs mere
Arguing that classic geographical descriptions of the city fail to accomodate the crucial aspect of human life, this visualizes the city through the hopes, aspirations, disappointments and pains of international novelists and creative writers.