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Migrant Smuggling
Irregular Migration from Asia and Africa to Europe

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This book explores one important aspect of international irregular migration, notably the smuggling of migrants from Asia and Africa into southern European...
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The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil
Lessons from Africa and Latin America
Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity

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The authors explain why the discovery and development of natural resources is commonly associated with unstable and unequal development, and frequently with...
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Performing Exile, Performing Self
Drama, Theatre, Film
Studies in International Performance

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This book examines the life and art of those contemporary artists who by force or by choice find themselves on other shores. It argues that the exilic...
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International Development Policy
Aid, Emerging Economies and Global Policies

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International development cooperation is undergoing a revolution. The authors question how far bilateral and multilateral aid agencies succeed in mainstreaming...
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Democracy Deferred
Civic Leadership after 9/11

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The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed New York's World Trade Center, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary...
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West African Migrations
Transnational and Global Pathways in a New Century

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Drawing on the interdisciplinary research projects of scholars from various social science and humanities disciplines, this book explores how African migration...
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Falling for Icarus
A Journey among the Cretans

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On a windy spring morning in an ancient Cretan village, Rory MacLean fell to earth. His mother had died a few months earlier and a single obsession had risen...
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Transnational Africa and Globalization

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The dawn of neoliberal rationality in Africa in the 1980s coincided with a massive exodus of skilled Africans to the global North. Moving beyond the 'push and...
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The Flying Carpet
Adventures in a Biplane from Timbuktu to Everest and Beyond

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Thirsting for a new adventure and announcing that “an adventure not in the air is obsolete,” Richard Halliburton hired pioneer aviator Moye Stephens in 1931...
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Place, Identity and Everyday Life in a Globalizing World

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How do our everyday experiences and environmentsinform who we are? Covering hot topics, from virtual spaces to migration, this book connects daily life and...

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Science, Development, and Sovereignty in the Arab World

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Borderland Russians
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Key Concepts in Tourism
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Social Movements in a Globalizing World

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Britain and the Flight from Tyranny

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Public Speaking in the City
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'Race', Culture and the Right to the City
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Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery andconsiders the role...
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Milestones and Turning Points in Development Thinking

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The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes...
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Planning for Diversity
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Planning, Environment, Cities

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Planning theory and practice has engaged increasingly in recognising the diverse needs of social groups. This builds on past and continuing efforts to...
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Social Justice and Development

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This book examines the emergence of a rights-based approach to development as a means to addressing social injustice, poverty and inequality and considers the...