Development Studies
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The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
Isabella Bird, an Englishwoman whose extensive travels and writings earned her the first female membership of the Royal Geographical Society, visited...RM50.00 -
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality
The world is a better place than it used to be People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left...RM75.50 -
The Land of Gold: Post-Conflict Recovery and Cultural Revival in Independent Timor-Leste
In the village of Funar, located in the central highlands of Timor-Leste, the disturbing events of the twenty-four-year-long Indonesian occupation...RM110.00 -
The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and Origins of Our Times
The Long Twentieth Century traces the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period Arrighi argues that...RM110.00 -
The Myth of the Lazy Native
Originally published in 1977, The Myth of the Lazy Native is an early example of a systematic critique of colonial knowledge Syed Hussein Alatas...RM68.00 -
The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World
The New Age of Empire takes us back to the beginning of the European Empires, outlining the deliberate terror and suffering wrought during every...RM116.00 -
The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights
In 1989, when the Cold War ended, there were six permanent international courts Today there are more than two dozen that have collectively issued...RM95.00 -
The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil What...RM58.00 -
The Oil Palm Complex: Smallholders, Agribusiness and the State in Indonesia and Malaysia
The oil palm industry has transformed rural livelihoods and landscapes across wide swathes of Indonesia and Malaysia, generating wealth along with...RM85.00 -
Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival
How changing the way we think about water and energy can secure the long-term sustainability of both precious resources Although it is widely...RM92.90 -
Unsettling Absences: Urbanism in Rural Malaysia
In Unsettling Absences, Eric Thompson argues that urbanism is a cultural force unbound from the city and is a pervasive presence in the Malaysian...RM48.00 -
Vietnam: Rising Dragon
The eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers A breathtaking period of social...RM88.00 -
When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence
An eminent economist warns that Western nations’ economic expectations for the future are way out of sync with the realities of economic...RM65.00 -
Who Really Feeds the World?
The world’s food supply is in the grip of a profound crisis Humanity’s ability to feed itself is threatened by a wasteful, globalised...RM90.00 -
Will AI Replace Us? : A Primer for the 21st Century
The past sixty years have witnessed astonishing growth in the field of artificial intelligence From social media to Netflix, AI has already...RM65.00