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  • Beyond Malthus

    The Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

    de Lester R. Brown, Gary Gardner, Brian Halweil ...
    Series series The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series
    On the bicentennial of Malthus' legendary essay on the tendency of population to grow more rapidly than the food supply, this book examines the impacts of population growth on 19 global resources and services, including food, fresh water, fisheries, jobs, education, income and health. Despite current hype of a 'birth dearth' in parts of Europe and Japan, the fact remains that human numbers are ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

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  • Science and Technology for Development

    de James Smith ...
    Series series Development Matters
    How can science realize its potential and help us tackle global inequality, environmental change and crippling poverty? How can more appropriate technologies be developed for those most in need? Science has long promised much -- new crops, new medicines, new sources of energy, new means of communication -- but the potential of new technologies has frequently bypassed the poorest people and the ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Ecological Imperialism

    The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900–1900

    de Alfred W. Crosby ...
    Series series Studies in Environment and History
    People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Transforming India

    de Sumantra Bose ...
    A nation of 1.25 billion, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy's evolution in India since the 1950s and describes the challenges it faces today: from poverty and inequality to Maoist revolutionaries and Kashmir secessionists. ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Heart

    The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Heroic Organ

    de Johannes Hinrich von Borstel ...
    "Describes the physiology behind the normal function of the heart with gusto and humor . . . well informed and accessible . . . a necessary book." — ReadingsIn this lively and informative exploration of all aspects of the heart, Johannes Hinrich von Borstel offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A doctor, prospective cardiologist, and former paramedic—as well as a successful ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Globalization and the Decolonial Option

    Edición de Walter D. Mignolo, Arturo Escobar ...
    This is the first book in English profiling the work of a research collective that evolved around the notion of "coloniality", understood as the hidden agenda and the darker side of modernity and whose members are based in South America and the United States. The project called for an understanding of modernity not from modernity itself but from its darker side, coloniality, and proposes the de ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • The Politics of Resource Extraction

    Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State

    Edición de S. Sawyer, E. Gomez ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Health and Poverty

    Global Health Problems and Solutions

    de Gijs Walraven ...
    There is growing interest and concern about the unacceptable differentials in health between and within countries. This comes out of the realization that poor people will only be able to prosper, and emerge from poverty, if they enjoy better health. Healthy populations are a precondition for sustainable development.Using a novel combination of the personal studies of patients and description of ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • United States Human Expedition

    de Timothy Rodgers ...
    The United States Human Expedition if adopted by the government, would become a non-combative branch of service that would evolve into a functional check and balance upon money. It would be implemented domestically until established and proven effective against poverty, criminal and substance abuse statistics. This publication covers the need to separate corporation from state. Corporations were ... Leer más

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  • Environments for Health

    de John J Macdonald, University of Western Sydney, Australia ...
    'John Macdonald once again turns the traditional approach to health care on its head. Instead of merely diagnosing and managing disease, he urges health services � and indeed society � to foster health ... and articulates a vision of a health promoting � a salutogenic � society'.Dimity Pond, School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, AustraliaThe vast proportion of ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • AIDS in Pakistan

    Bureaucracy, Public Goods and NGOs

    de Ayaz Qureshi ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book is the first full-length study of HIV/AIDS work in relation to government and NGOs. In the early 2000s, Pakistan’s response to HIV/AIDS was scaled-up and declared an area of urgent intervention. This response was funded by international donors requiring prevention, care and support services to be contracted out to NGOs - a global policy considered particularly important in Pakistan where ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Strategic Planning for Advanced Nursing Practice

    de Madrean Schober ...
    Series series Advanced Practice in Nursing
    This eagerly anticipated book equips readers to understand the dynamics of policy processes, relevant decision-making and the significance of key decision-makers. It also emphasizes the usefulness of negotiation and diplomacy skills in order to support the development of an advanced nursing practice (ANP) initiative that involves the identification of pivotal issues to ensure that nurses unlock ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD