Rethinking Urban Risk and Resettlement in the Global South (Johnson Cassidy)(Paperback)

Rethinking Urban Risk and Resettlement in the Global South (Johnson Cassidy)(Paperback)

Lost Railways of Limerick and the South West (Johnson Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The Anthropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis: Rethinking modernity in a new epoch (Hamilton Clive)(Paperback)

The Anthropocene, in which humankind has become a geological force, is a major scientific proposal; but it also means that the conceptions of the natural and social worlds on which sociology, political science, history, law, economics and philosophy rest are called into question.The Anthropocene

Global Catastrophic Risks (Bostrom Nick)(Paperback)

A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are

Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade (Feinstein Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals the corruption behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex. This title exposes both the formal government-backed trade in arms as well as the illicit deals and

Elementary Aspects of the Political: Histories from the Global South (Banerjee Prathama)(Paperback)

In Elementary Aspects of the Political Prathama Banerjee moves beyond postcolonial and decolonial critiques of European political philosophy to rethink modern conceptions of 'the political' from the perspective of the global South. Drawing on Indian and Bengali practices and philosophies from the

Risk Management in Banking (Bessis)(Paperback)

The seminal guide to risk management, streamlined and updated Risk Management in Banking is a comprehensive reference for the risk management industry, covering all aspects of the field. Now in its fourth edition, this useful guide has been updated with the latest information on ALM, Basel 3,

International Business Strategy: Rethinking the Foundations of Global Corporate Success (Verbeke Alain)(Paperback)

Now in its third edition, this core textbook for advanced undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students combines analytical rigour and managerial insight on the functioning and strategy of large multinational enterprises (MNEs). Verbeke and Lee develop an original conceptual model that

Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective (Johnson James a.)(Paperback)

Global health policy, administration, and practice continue to evolve while countries throughout the world seek to balance their economic and health goals through health system reform, improvement, and modification. The Second Edition of Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective addresses

Decolonising Multilingualism in Africa: Recentering Silenced Voices from the Global South (Ndhlovu Finex)(Paperback)

This book interrogates and problematises African multilingualism as it is currently understood in language education and research. It challenges the enduring colonial matrices of power hidden within mainstream conceptions of multilingualism that have been propagated in the Global North and then

The Global North-South Atlas: Mapping Global Change (Solarz Marcin Wojciech)(Paperback)

This innovative atlas deconstructs the contemporary image of the North-South divide between developed and underdeveloped countries which was established by the 1980 Brandt Line, and advocates the need for the international community to redraw the global map to be fit for the twenty-first century

Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil (Fraundorfer Markus)(Paperback)

This book opens up contemporary and novel practices of Brazil's democracy for examination, including responses to global food security, the purchase of drugs, open democracy and internet

South Pacific Anchorages (Clay Warwick)(Paperback)

Details of harbours and anchorages in the pacific south of the equator between New Guinea and South

Geographies of Developing Areas: The Global South in a Changing World (Williams Glyn)(Paperback)

Geographies of Developing Areas is a thought provoking and accessible introductory text, presenting a fresh view of the Global South that challenges students' pre-conceptions and promotes lively debate. Rather than presenting the Global South as a set of problems, from rapid urbanization to

Rethinking Social Work in a Global World (Harrison Gai)(Paperback)

This text offers a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of globalisation, their impact on social work and the resulting challenges in practice. The authors draw on post-colonialism to consider the global issues facing social work, such as mass migration, and the ways in which social workers

Erm and Qrm in Life Insurance: An Actuarial Primer (Pitacco Ermanno)(Paperback)

Preface.- Introduction.- Enterprise Risk Management and Quantitative Risk Management .- The Risk Management process. - Risk Management for life insurance and life annuities. - Risk assessment and impact assessment in life insurance business. - Risk assessment and impact assessment in life annuity

Urban Geography: A Global Perspective (Pacione Michael)(Paperback)

Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental importance - for the distribution of population within countries; in the organization of economic production, distribution and exchange; in the

Tourism in the City: Towards an Integrative Agenda on Urban Tourism (Bellini Nicola)(Pevná vazba)

Global context, policies and practices in urban tourism: An introduction.- Part I Urban Tourism: Defining the research scene and dimensions.- Tourism connectivity and spatial complexity: A widening bi-dimensional arena of urban tourism research.- Mind the Gap: Reconceptualising inclusive

Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Global Edition (Rejda George)(Paperback / softback)

Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, Global Editon (Rejda George)(Paperback / softback)

Youth and Generation: Rethinking Change and Inequality in the Lives of Young People (Woodman Dan)(Paperback)

Rethinking Global Governance (Wilkinson Rorden)(Paperback)

Once celebrated as an answer to the myriad ills of the post-Cold War era, global governance is now in trouble. Its meaning is contested; its record is patchy; and its prospects are limited. Rethinking Global Governance casts fresh eyes upon this once poignant but now languishing concept. Its

Advanced Credit Risk (Joseph Ciby)(Pevná vazba)

Credit is essential in the modern world and creates wealth, provided it is used wisely. The Global Credit Crisis during 2008/2009 has shown that sound understanding of underlying credit risk is crucial. If credit freezes, almost every activity in the economy is affected. The best way to utilize

Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South (Ness Immanuel)(Paperback)

'In these depressing times, when the neoliberal consensus has acquired an aura of inevitability akin to the Laws of Physics, it is a breath of fresh air to read serious scholarship that challenges this consensus.'--Norman Finkelstein, author, The Rise and Fall of Palestine Professor Immanuel