Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541
By (author) Hazel Pierce
Publication date: 20 March 2003
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World Film Locations: Malta
Edited by Jean Pierre Borg, Charlie Cauchi
Publication date: 15 December 2015
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Wealth Creation without Pollution - Designing for Industry, Ecobusiness Parks and Industrial Estates
Edited by Brian D'Arcy, Lee-Hyung Kim, Marla Maniquiz-Redillas
Publication date: 15 November 2017
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Italian Cityscapes
Contributions by Halldóra Arnardóttir, Enrica Capussotti, Pippo Ciorra, Nicholas Dines, Dr John Foot, Mary Louise Lobsinger, Abele Longo, Prof. Robert Lumley, Laura Maritano, Claudia Nocentini, Sergio Pace, Gianfranco Petrillo, Giuliana Pieri, Sandra Ponzanesi Edited by Prof. Robert Lumley, Dr John Foot
This book examines the transformation of the Italian city from the 1950s to the present with particular attention to questions of identity, migration and changes in urban culture. It shows how major demographic movements and cultural shifts threw into relief new conceptions of the city in which old boundaries had become problematic.
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Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3
Contributions by Dr Brian Jordan, Prof. B. M. Hargis, Prof G. Tellez, L. R. Bielke, Prof. Venugopal Nair, Prof. Larry McDougald, Dr Peter Groves, Dr Rami A. Dalloul, Dr Carita Schneitz, Martin Wierup, Prof. Robert F Wideman, Dr M. M. Makagon, R. A. Blatchford, Dr T. B. Rodenburg, Dr Ingrid De Jong, Rick A. van Emous, Prof. M. S. Lilburn, R. Shanmugasundaram, Prof Inma Estevez, Ruth C. Newberry, Prof. Brian Fairchild, Dr K. Schwean-Lardner, T. G. Crowe, Dr Andrew Butterworth Edited by Prof. Todd Applegate
Health and welfare are major issues in poultry production. This collection reviews our understanding of bacterial, viral and other diseases affecting poultry and their effective management. It also discusses ways of managing poultry flocks to optimise their welfare from hatching to slaughter.
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of mangoes
Contributions by V. Pérez, Dr J. I. Hormaza, Dr Noris Ledesma, Dr Frédéric Normand, Pierre-Éric Lauri, Dr Maria Hilda Pérez-Barraza, Jorge Alberto Osuna-Garcia, Prof. Sisir Mitra, A. Bhagwan, Dr Victor Galán Saúco, Dr John Y. Yonemoto, Dr Steven A. Oosthuyse, Dr Victor Manuel Medina-Urrutia, Jaime Eduardo Reyes-Hernández, Gil Virgen-Calleros, Enrique Pimienta-Barrios, Marciano Manuel Robles-González, Dr A. G. Levin, Prof Kerry Walsh, Zhenglin Wang, Apiradee Uthairatanakij, Pongphen Jitareerat, Dr Robert Paull, Dr Noam Alkan, Prof. Laurent Urban, Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes, Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda, Dr Claudine Basset-Mens, Dr Sandra Payen, Henri Vannière, Angela Braun, Yannick Biard, Prof. Randy C. Ploetz, Dr Stefano De Faveri, Anirudh Kumar Edited by Dr Victor Galán Saúco, Dr Ping Lu
Mangoes are grown widely across Asia, Africa, the Americas and Southern Europe. This volume summarises the wealth of recent research on enhancing mango cultivation. Topics include developments in understanding mango genetics and breeding as well as cultivation, pest and disease management.
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Development of Predictive Tools for Membrane Ageing
By (author) Pierre LeClech
Publication date: 15 March 2014
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Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2
Contributions by Dr Brian K. Slater, Dr Skye Wills, Dr Stephen Roecker, Dr Candiss Williams, Dr Brian Murphy, Dr A. Fortuna, Dr A. Bhowmik, Dr A. Bary, Dr C. Cogger, Dr Santanu Bakshi, Dr Chumki Banik, Dr Zhenli He, Dr Eleanor E. Campbell, Dr John L. Field, Professor Keith Paustian, Prof. Jeffrey Strock, Dr Jeffrey Peter Mitchell, Dr Howard Ferris, Dr Anil Shrestha, Dr Francis J. Larney, Dr Garrison Sposito, Dr Gilbert G. Sigua, Dr Robert L. Myers, Prof. Bijay Singh, Prof. Robert J. Kremer, Dr Humburto Blanco-Canqui, Dr David Güereña, Dr A. O. Ogunkunle, Prof V. O. Chude, Prof. Minggang Xu, Dr Wenju Zhang, Dr Zejiang Cai, Dr Shaoming Huang, Dr Ping Zhu, Dr Ieda C. Mendes, Dr Cássio A. Tormena, Dr Maurício R. Cherubin, Dr Douglas L. Karlen, Dr Pandi Zdruli, Dr Claudio Zucca Edited by Dr Don Reicosky
Soil health is critical to a successful agriculture. This second volume reviews ways of classifying and measuring soils and their properties. It then discusses ways soil health can be maintained or enhanced to ensure sustainable agricultural production, as well as regional case studies of managing soil health in practice.
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Publication date: 06 August 2018
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Achieving sustainable production of eggs Volume 1
Contributions by Prof. Maureen Bain, Kaustav Majumder, Prof. Yoshinori Mine, Yasumi Horimoto, Dr Hajime Hatta, Kylie Hewson, Dr Kapil Chousalker, Florence Baron, Dr Sophie Jan, Dr Richard K. Gast, Mr Nicolas Guyot, Dr Deana R. Jones, Dr Margaret Sexton, Dr Pietro Rocculi, Steven Vermeir, Koen De Reu, Dr Bart De Ketelaere, F. Cisneros, Dr C. Hamelin, Prof. Juliet R. Roberts, Mitch Kanter, Dr Tia M. Rains, Naiyana Gujral, Dr Hoon H. Sunwoo, Neijat Mohamed, Erin M. Goldberg, Prof. James D. House, Janet E. Fulton, Dr Anna Wolc, Sophie Réhault-Godbert, Dr Y. Nys Edited by Prof. Juliet R. Roberts
This collection begins by looking at egg composition and chemistry. This provides a foundation for discussing pathogenic contamination of eggs and methods for its prevention, detection and control. The book concludes by assessing factors affecting egg appearance, shelf-life, nutritional value and other quality traits.
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 1
Contributions by Dr Stefano Savi, Dr Choo Yuen May, YewAi Tan, Ahmad Dermawan, Dr Otto Hospes, Pablo Pacheco, Dr Patrice Levang, George Schoneveld, Dr Estelle Jaligot, Dr N Rajanaidu, A. Mohd Din, M. Marhalil, A. Norziha, O. A. Meilina, A. M. Fadila, A. B. Nor Azwani, L. Adelina, H. Zulkifli, S. Wan Salmiah, A. Kushairi, Dr Benoît Cochard, Dr Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Dr Rajinder Singh, Chan Pek Lan, Maizura Ithnin, Umi Salamah Ramli, Prof. Denis J. Murphy, Christopher Teh Boon Sung, Cheah See Siang, Dr Jean-Pierre Caliman, Suhardi, Pujianto, Dr Bernard Dubos, Dr Didier Snoeck, Dr Jean-Marc Roda Edited by Prof. Alain Rival
Palm oil is widely used for food processing, personal care products and as a biofuel. The cultivation of oil palm has raised concerns about sustainability. The first volume in this collection reviews research addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and cultivation techniques.
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1
Contributions by Dr Louis Jean Claude Autrey, Salem Saumtally, Asha Dookun-Saumtally, Dr Abraham Singels, Dr Biksham Gujja, U. S. Natarajan, Prof. Norman Uphoff, Prof. Bernard L. Schroeder, Andrew W. Wood, David V. Calcino, Danielle M. Skocaj, Alan P. Hurney, Peter G. Allsopp, Paul White, Dr Richard Johnson, Prof. Gaspar Korndörfer, Dr Jean-Louis Chopart, M. T. Sall, B. Ahondokpe, G. Walter, Dr Jehangir H. Bhadha, Dr R. G. V. Bramley, T. A. Jensen, A. J. Webster, A. J. Robson, Dr Rianto van Antwerpen, Philipus Daniel Riekert van Heerden, Peter Tweddle, Ronald Ng Cheong, Vivian Rivière, Dr Hardev S. Sandhu, Dr Charley Richard, Dr Fábio R. Marin, Daniel S. P. Nassif, Leandro G. Costa, Murilo S. Vianna, Kassio Carvalho, Pedro R. Pereira, Dr Kathy Hurly, Richard Nicholson, Carolyn Baker, Michelle Binedell, Vaughan Koopman, Graeme Leslie, Geoff Maher, Scott Pryor, Dr Francis X. Johnson, Manoel Regis Lima Verde Leal, Anne Nyambane Edited by Prof. Philippe Rott
Sugarcane is the source of 80% of the world’s sugar. This volume reviews key research on improving sugarcane production, focussing on enhancing cultivation techniques such as irrigation and nutrient management as well as measuring and improving sustainability.
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Achieving sustainable production of sheep
Contributions by Dr N. M. Schreurs, P. R. Kenyon, Dr E. K. Doyle, Dr Sam W. Peterson, Dr Noelle E. Cockett, Dr Brian Dalrymple, James Kijas, Brenda Murdoch, Kim C. Worley, Prof. Julius van der Werf, Andrew Swan, Robert Banks, Prof. J. P. C. Greyling, Dr D. K. Revell, Prof. M. L. Thonney, Prof. Neil Sargison, Dr Francesca Chianini, Prof. W. E. Pomroy, Prof. Gary Entrican, Sean Wattegedera, Dr R. Nowak, Dr N. J. Beausoleil, D. J. Mellor, Dr A. L. Ridler, K. J. Griffiths, Prof. K. Stafford, Prof. Paul H. Hemsworth, E. C. Jongman, Dr S. F. Ledgard, Prof. C. Jamie Newbold, Eli R. Saetnan, Kenton J. Hart Edited by Prof. J. P. C. Greyling
Sheep have long been a feature of farming. This collection reviews the latest research on issues such as meat quality, genetics and breeding. It also discusses animal nutrition, health and welfare as well as ways of improving the sustainability of sheep production.
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Precision agriculture for sustainability
Contributions by Prof Richard B. Ferguson, Dr R. Gebbers, Dr Chenghai Yang, Dr Chunhua Zhang, Dr John M. Kovacs, Dr Dan Walters, Dr Spyros Fountas, Dr Evangelos Anastasiou, Dr Zisis Tsiropoulos, Dr Aristotelis Tagarakis, Dr Athanasios Balafoutis, Dr Nicolas Tremblay, Dr Kenneth A. Sudduth, Dr Aaron J. Franzen, Dr Heping Zhu, Dr Scott T. Drummond, Dr Paul Miller, Dr Qin Zhang, Dr Joseph Dvorak, Dr Timo Oksanen, Dr Diogenes Antille, Dr Tim Chamen, Dr Jeff N. Tullberg, Dr Bindi Isbister, T. A. Jensen, Dr Craig P. Baillie, Dr John K. Schueller, Prof. Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, Dr Shrinivasa K. Upadhyaya, Prof. John Fulton, Dr Dan S. Long, Dr Amir Haghverdi, Dr Brian G. Leib, Dr E. C. Oerke, Prof. Roland Gerhards, Dr Mark Trotter, Prof Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Dr Guangnan Chen Edited by Dr John Stafford
By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture can make farming more productive and sustainable. This collection reviews current research on key technologies in precision agriculture and its applications.
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 2
Contributions by Dr Tan Joon Sheong, Lee Yang Ping, Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah Syed Alwee, Létizia Camus-Kulandaivelu, Maxime Mercière, Alba Zaremski, Frédéric Breton, Christophe Klopp, Dr Elizabeth Alvarez, Dr Laurence Beaudoin-Ollivier, Dr Edgar Clive Turner, Julie Hinsch, Gerardo Martínez, José I. Sanz, Gabriel Torres, Greicy Sarria, Diana Velez, Franky Zuñiga, Yuri Mestizo, Francia Varón, Dr Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Dr Benoît Cochard, Hubert de Franqueville, Dr Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi, Ng Mei Han, Dr Choo Yuen May, Dr Jean-Michel Lecerf, Dr Hélène Delisle, Dr Cecile Bessou, Heinz Stichnothe, Amir Abdul-Manan, Shabbir Gheewala, Dr Vijaya Subramaniam, H. Zulkifli, Halimah Muhamad, Dr Paul Nelson, Neil Huth, Marcus Sheaves, Lénaïc Pardon, Han She Lim, Rai S. Kookana, Dr Marcel Djama, Dr Carl Traeholt, Mr Salman Zafar, Dr Pierre-Marie Bosc, Cédric Gaillard, M. Mosquera, J. A. Beltrán, Dr Sylvain Rafflegeau, Doris Nanda, Claude Genot Edited by Prof. Alain Rival
The second in this two-volume sequence discusses advances in understanding and managing pests and diseases. It also reviews ways of assessing its nutritional qualities as well as in measuring and minimising its environment impact.
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Publication date: 19 March 2018
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Improving organic crop cultivation
Contributions by Dr H. Spieß, Dr B. Schmehe, Dr C. Vollenweider, Dr Steven P. C. Groot, Dr Maaike H. J. E. Raaijmakers, Prof. C. Watson, Dr E. A. Stockdale, Prof. Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Bernhard Freyer, Dr Maike Krauss, Dr Paul Mäder, Dr Joséphine Peigné, Dr Julia Cooper, Dr Peter Sørensen, Dr Luca Bechini, Dr Lars Stoumann Jensen, Prof. Lidia Sas Paszt, Dr Slawomir Gluszek, Prof. Michael J. Goss, Dr Adrian Unc, Dr Wilfried Ehlers, Prof. M. R. Finckh, Dr S. M. Junge, Dr J. H. Schmidt, Dr O. D. Weedon, Dr Bernhard Speiser, Dr Hans-Jakob Schärer, Dr Lucius Tamm, Prof. Paolo Bàrberi, Dr Susanne Padel, Dr A. Muller, Dr M. Meier, Dr C. Schader, Dr A. Gattinger, Dr M. Steffens, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Dr Lukas Pfiffner, Dr Laura Armengot, Dr Kirsten Brandt, Dr R. Onwonga, Dr K. P. Sibuga, Dr H. Nduku, Dr L. Sigsgaard, Dr A. Saria, Dr L. Shechambo, Dr M. Montoro, Dr C. Chepkoech, Dr Q. Genga, Prof. Raphael Wahome, Dr N. Halberg, Dr H. Høgh-Jensen, Prof. Victor Olowe, Prof. Sang Mok Sohn, Prof. Roberto Ugás Edited by Prof. Ulrich Köpke
Organic crop cultivation needs to improve yields if it is to expand its share of agricultural production. This collection reviews ways of addressing this challenge, from developing better varieties to ways of improving crop nutrition and pest control.
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Inorganic Electrochemistry
By (author) Piero Zanello, Carlo Nervi, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani
Publication date: 16 May 2019
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2
Contributions by Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Simanchal Sahu, Prof. Peter J. Gregory, Christina K. Clarke, Dr Vijesh Krishna, Alwin Keil, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Mukesh Meena, Dr Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J. R. Guarin, Prof. Senthold Asseng, Dr Brian L. Beres, Reem Aboukhaddour, Haley Catton, Dr Thomas F. Döring, J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, Prof. C. J. Pozniak, K. Ammar, Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi, Simon Kerr, Ian Midgley, L. A. Boyd, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Dr Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Dr W. Tadesse, A Amri, M Sanchez-Garcia, M El-Bouhssini, M Karrou, S Patil, F Bassi, Dr M. Baum, Prof. T. Oweis Edited by Prof. Peter Langridge
Volume 2 discusses ways of improving cultivation from variety selection to post-harvest storage. It reviews trends in integrated crop management, sustainable intensification and organic cultivation before concluding by looking at ways of supporting smallholders in the developing world.
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Publication date: 31 July 2017
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Water management for sustainable agriculture
Contributions by Dr Gretchen R. Miller, Dr K. Rajkai, Dr F. Ács, Dr B. Tóth, Dr A. Makó, Dr Luis Garrote, Prof. N. Jovanovic, Dr S. Dzikiti, Dr M. Gush, Professor T. Shah, Dr Asad Qureshi, Prof. Dieter Prinz, Dr Alfieri Pollice, Dr Ramy Saliba, Dr Antonio Lonigro, Dr Z. Gao, Prof. Taffa Tulu, Prof. Megh Goyal, Dr Andrea Dührkoop, Prof. Oliver Hensel, Professor Munir J. Mohammad Rusan, Professor L. S. Pereira, Dr P. Paredes, Dr John Gowing, Dr Suhas P. Wani, Dr Kaushal K. Garg, Dr Girish Chander, Dr K. H. Anantha, Dr Susan A. OShaughnessy, Dr Manuel A. Andrade, Dr Henk Ritzema, Prof. Wayne S. Meyer, Dr Mladen Todorovic, Dr Pasquale Steduto, Dr Chris Perry, Roberto Roson Edited by Prof. T. Oweis
There is increasing competition for water resources with declining aquifer reserves and lower rainfall in some areas due to climate change. This volume reviews research into topics such as more sustainable use of groundwater, more efficient irrigation techniques and water management.
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Publication date: 09 July 2018
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Ensuring safety and quality in the production of beef Volume 1
Contributions by Ms Elaine Berry, Mr James Wells, Mr John W. Schmidt, Mr Joseph M. Bosilevac, Dr Pina M. Fratamico, Friederike Hilbert, Frans J. M. Smulders, Prof. Peter Paulsen, Prof. Grant Dewell, Dr Lynn Post, Dr William James, Prof. Gary R. Acuff, Prof. James S. Dickson, Dr Declan J. Bolton, Ms Janet M. Riley, Tristan P. Foster, Dr Daniel D. Buskirk Edited by Prof. Gary R. Acuff, Prof. James S. Dickson
Volume 1 looks at key research trends in ensuring safe beef production, both on the farm and during slaughter. These include current research on pathogens in beef, risk assessment and detection as well as food safety management.
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Publication date: 09 June 2017
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 1
Contributions by Curtis M. Frederick, Masahiko Mori, Dr Paul Bethke, Prof. Paul C. Struik, Prof. John Bamberg, Shelley H. Jansky, Alfonso del Rio, Dave Ellis, Dr Jai Gopal, Dr Pim Lindhout, Michiel de Vries, Menno ter Maat, Su Ying, Marcela Viquez-Zamora, Sjaak van Heusden, Dr Ankush Prashar, Filipe de Jesus Colwell, Csaba Hornyik, Glenn J. Bryan, Dr Prashant G. Kawar, Hemant B. Kardile, S. Raja, Som Dutt, Raj Kumar, P. Manivel, Vinay Bhardwaj, B. P. Singh, P. M. Govindakrishnan, S. K. Chakrabarti, Prof. P. Zhang, Weijuan Fan, Hongxia Wang, Yinliang Wu, Wenzhi Zhou, Jun Yang, Prof. Duroy A. Navarre, Dr M. Moehninsi, Dr Sen Lin, Dr Hanjo Hellmann, Dr Putri Ernawati Abidin, Edward Carey, Dr Liping Jin, Dr Moses Nyongesa, Nancy Ng'ang'a, Dr Linley Chiwona-Karltun, Dr Maryanne Wamahiu, Dr Chikondi Chabvuta, Dr Dianah Ngonyama, Dr Paul Demo Edited by Prof. Gefu Wang-Pruski
Potatoes have long been one of the world’s most important crops. The first volume in this two-volume sequence reviews advances in understanding plant physiology, genetics and breeding. It also discusses ways of understanding the nutritional and sensory properties of potatoes.
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Publication date: 09 August 2018
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Transforming Images
By (author) Claire Farago, Donna Pierce
Publication date: 29 August 2006
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Bedrich Smetana
By (author) Kelly St. Pierre
This book reveals Czech composer Bedrich Smetana as a dynamic figure whose mythology has been rewritten time and again to suit shifting political perspectives.
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Publication date: 15 March 2017
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British Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century
Contributions by Alain Kerhervé, Allan Ingram, Annick Cossic, Brian Cowan, Elisabeth Martichou, Emrys Jones, Ian Newman, Jane Rendall, Marie-Madeleine Martinet, Markman Ellis, Michèle Cohen, Norbert Col, Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, Remy Duthille, Valérie Capdeville Edited by Valérie Capdeville, Alain Kerhervé
This innovative collection explores how a distinctively British model of sociability developed in the period from the Restoration of Charles II to the early nineteenth century through a complex process of appropriation, emulationand resistance to what was happening in France and other parts of Europe.
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Anthropology and Development
By (author) Jean-Pierre Oliver De-Sardan
De Sardan reasserts the relevance of mainstream anthropology to development and argues that contemporary development should be the main theme of modern anthropological research. Much of the empirical material is drawn from Africa.
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Publication date: 20 January 2005
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