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44 produkter
Raymond Williams: Politics, Education, Letters
Av W John Morgan, Peter Preston
Inbunden, 1993
1065 kr
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The specially commissioned essays collected in this volume reflect the full range of Raymond Williams's interests and concentrate not only on the exposition and evaluation of his ideas, but also on how they have influenced teachers, writers, and other thinkers.
D. H. Lawrence in the Modern World
Inbunden, 1989
1260 kr
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60 years after Lawrence's death, the nature of his achievement is still being debated. His vision has aroused passionate interest in many countries beyond his own. As a writer in the 20th century and as one with international standing, this book presents Lawrence "in the modern world".
Writing the City
Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem
Av Peter Preston, Paul Simpson-Housley
Inbunden, 1994
3530 kr
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`The expression of human experience it embodies ... includes all personal history'.Saul Bellow's view of the city is far from that of classic geographical descriptions which look at growth or decline, demographic patterns, traffic flows and economic potential: these empirically conceived models of …
Singapore in the Global System
Relationship, Structure and Change
Inbunden, 2007
1885 kr
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This book tracks the phases of Singapore’s economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country’s future. …
Singapore in the Global System
Relationship, Structure and Change
Häftad, 2012
563 kr
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This book tracks the phases of Singapore’s economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country’s future. …
Theories of Development
Inbunden, 2010
2515 kr
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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.He identifies a series of ‘schools’ and …
New Trends in Development Theory
Essays in Development and Social Theory
Inbunden, 2010
765 kr
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The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general. The book will …
Rethinking Development
Essays on Development and Southeast Asia
Inbunden, 2010
2515 kr
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First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the ‘classical tradition’ of social theorizing, represented by …
Writing the City
Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem
Av Peter Preston, Paul Simpson-Housley
Häftad, 2014
863 kr
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`The expression of human experience it embodies ... includes all personal history'.Saul Bellow's view of the city is far from that of classic geographical descriptions which look at growth or decline, demographic patterns, traffic flows and economic potential: these empirically conceived models of …
New Trends in Development Theory
Essays in Development and Social Theory
Häftad, 2013
372 kr
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The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general. The book will …
Rethinking Development
Essays on Development and Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2013
751 kr
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First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the ‘classical tradition’ of social theorizing, represented by …
Theories of Development
Häftad, 2013
751 kr
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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.He identifies a series of ‘schools’ and …
Development Theory
An Introduction to the Analysis of Complex Change
Inbunden, 1996
1814 kr
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In this invaluable introduction to the major post-Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines …
Development Theory
An Introduction to the Analysis of Complex Change
Häftad, 1996
679 kr
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In this invaluable introduction to the major post-Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines …
Pacific Asia in the Global System
An Introduction
Inbunden, 1998
1632 kr
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This introduction will serve as a 'first stop' for those interested in Japan, its role in the Pacific Asian region and, in turn, that region's role in the evolving global system. In this volume, P. W. Preston critically analyses the political economy, social institutions and culture of Pacific …
Pacific Asia in the Global System
An Introduction
Häftad, 1998
861 kr
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This introduction will serve as a 'first stop' for those interested in Japan, its role in the Pacific Asian region and, in turn, that region's role in the evolving global system. In this volume, P. W. Preston critically analyses the political economy, social institutions and culture of Pacific …
Contemporary China
The Dynamics of Change at the Start of the New Millennium
Av Jurgen Haacke, Peter Preston
Inbunden, 2002
1518 kr
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With a large and growing economy and a leadership dedicated both to domestic reform and the further integration into international society and the world economy, China is facing and posing important challenges at the local, national, regional and wider international level. This book analyses the …
William Morris
Centenary Essays
Av Peter Faulkner, Peter Preston
Inbunden, 1999
1141 kr
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This well illustrated book celebrates every aspect of the wide-ranging achievements of William Morris - writer, designer, cultural critic, revolutionary socialist - with particular emphasis on their relevance to our own times. The book makes available up-to-date Morris scholarship in accessible …
China and Europe Relations in the Twenty-First Century
Politics, Law and Ordinary Life
E-bok, 2023
670 kr
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This book argues that although relations between China and Europe are strained in many areas, including trade, human rights and views about political systems, nevertheless established linkages, especially when considered in the context of long-term historical linkages, development trajectories and …
China and Europe Relations in the Twenty-First Century
Politics, Law and Ordinary Life
E-bok, 2023
685 kr
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This book argues that although relations between China and Europe are strained in many areas, including trade, human rights and views about political systems, nevertheless established linkages, especially when considered in the context of long-term historical linkages, development trajectories and …
China and Europe Relations in the Twenty-First Century
Politics, Law and Ordinary Life
Inbunden, 2023
2590 kr
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This book argues that although relations between China and Europe are strained in many areas, including trade, human rights and views about political systems, nevertheless established linkages, especially when considered in the context of long-term historical linkages, development trajectories and …
China and Europe Relations in the Twenty-First Century
Politics, Law and Ordinary Life
Häftad, 2024
583 kr
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This book argues that although relations between China and Europe are strained in many areas, including trade, human rights and views about political systems, nevertheless established linkages, especially when considered in the context of long-term historical linkages, development trajectories and …
Singapore in the Global System
Relationship, Structure and Change
E-bok, 2007
660 kr
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This book tracks the phases of Singapore’s economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country’s future. …
Writing the City
Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem
Av Paul Simpson-Housley, Peter Preston
E-bok, 2002
1016 kr
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`The expression of human experience it embodies ... includes all personal history''. Saul Bellow''s view of the city is far from that of classic geographical descriptions which look at growth or decline, demographic patterns, traffic flows and economic potential: these empirically conceived models …
Rethinking Development
Essays on Development and Southeast Asia
E-bok, 2012
864 kr
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First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the ‘classical tradition’ of social theorizing, represented by …
Rethinking Development
Essays on Development and Southeast Asia
E-bok, 2012
883 kr
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First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the ‘classical tradition’ of social theorizing, represented by …
New Trends in Development Theory
Essays in Development and Social Theory
E-bok, 2010
433 kr
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The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general. The book will …
New Trends in Development Theory
Essays in Development and Social Theory
E-bok, 2010
433 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general. The book will …
Theories of Development
E-bok, 2012
883 kr
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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.He identifies a series of ‘schools’ and …
Theories of Development
E-bok, 2012
883 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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.He identifies a series of ‘schools’ and …
