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Die Avonture Van Pinocchio (Afrikaans, Paperback): Alzette Prins Die Avonture Van Pinocchio (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Alzette Prins
R150 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Save R21 (14%) Ships in 15 - 25 working days
Shadow State - The Politics Of State Capture (Paperback): Ivor Chipkin, Mark Swilling, Haroon Bhorat, Mzukisi Qobo, Sikhulekile... Shadow State - The Politics Of State Capture (Paperback)
Ivor Chipkin, Mark Swilling, Haroon Bhorat, Mzukisi Qobo, Sikhulekile Duma, …
R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R61 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa's most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening of state and democratic institutions, it provided, for the first time, a powerful analysis of events that helped galvanise resistance within the Tripartite Alliance and across civil society.

Working often secretly, the authors consolidated, for the first time, large amounts of evidence from a variety of sources. They showed that the Jacob Zuma administration was not simply a criminal network but part of an audacious political project to break the hold of whites and white business on the economy and to create a new class of black industrialists. State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as Eskom and Transnet were central to these plans. The report introduced a whole new language to discuss state capture, showing how SOEs were `repurposed', how political power was shifting away from constitutional bodies to `kitchen cabinets', and how a `shadow state' at odds with the country's constitutional framework was being built.

Shadow State is an updated version of the original, explosive report that changed South Africa's recent history.

100 Dae van Dankbaarheid (Afrikaans, Paperback): Francine Prins 100 Dae van Dankbaarheid (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Francine Prins
R250 R215 Discovery Miles 2 150 Save R35 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Mense wat dankbaar is, gelukkiger slaap, beter fokus, is beter en is makliker om mee oor die weg te kom. Om meer dankbaar te leef is seker iets waarna ons almal probeer streef. Francine Prins, redakeur van LiG neem ons op ’n 100 dae reis van dankbaarheid. Sy wys ons hoe ons elke dag kan dankbaar wees, waarvoor ons dankbaar kan wees en hoe om in dankbaarheid te leef.

Digital Democracy in a Globalized World (Hardcover): Corien Prins, Colette Cuijpers, Peter L. Lindseth, Monica Rosina Digital Democracy in a Globalized World (Hardcover)
Corien Prins, Colette Cuijpers, Peter L. Lindseth, Monica Rosina
R4,025 Discovery Miles 40 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The transformative impacts of digitalization on society are visible both within nation states and across borders. Information and communication technologies are typically considered beneficial for democracy. Nevertheless, this book explores the challenges that technology brings to democracy, and in so doing advances our understanding of this crucial digital, social and political phenomenon. It contributes to the broader discussion of the relationship between international, national and sub-national norms, institutions and actors in an increasingly connected world. Insightful and current, this book offers a wide variety of perspectives in an area where there is still not yet an extensive body of research. It considers, for example: the extent to which new forms of digital political engagement change traditional democratic decision-making; how receptive national governments and authorities are to digital democratic movements; how governments can uphold the values of democratic society while also ensuring flexibility with regard to the private sector; and how we should judge these developments in light of the cross-border effects of digitalization. Understanding the influence of digitalization on democracy is crucial. As such, this book will appeal to a broad audience including, but not limited to, social scientists, policy makers, legal researchers, NGOs, governments, students and lawyers. Contributors include: M. Adams, A. Banerjee, E. Bayamlioglu, C.L. Blake, J. Cudmore, C. Cuijpers, A. Dumas, C.R. Farina, M.-J. Garot, T. Gylfason, H.L. Kong, E.A. Lazzari, P.L. Lindseth, N. Luka, A. Meuwese, L.F.M. Moncau, C. Nam, M. Newhart, U. Pagallo, I. Pernice, C. Prins, R. Radu, M.S.G. Rosina, R. Weill, K. van Aeken, B. Zhao, N. Zingales

Innovation - Technical, Economic and Institutional Aspects (Hardcover): Aloys Prinz, Albert E. Steenge, Jorg Schmidt Innovation - Technical, Economic and Institutional Aspects (Hardcover)
Aloys Prinz, Albert E. Steenge, Jorg Schmidt
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The central topics here are: institutional reforms to regulate markets; innovations in the system of national accounts and cartelization of markets; the use of the internet for public choice and administrative accountability; and an innovative voucher scheme for social policy.

"Aloys Prinz" is professor of economics at the University of Mnster (Germany). "Albert E. Steenge" is professor at the School of Business, Public Administration and Technology at the University of Twente (the Netherlands). "Jrg Schmidt" is researcher at the University of Mnster.

Sing Aloud Harmonious Spheres - Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony (Hardcover): Jacomien Prins, Maude Vanhaelen Sing Aloud Harmonious Spheres - Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony (Hardcover)
Jacomien Prins, Maude Vanhaelen
R4,143 Discovery Miles 41 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first volume to explore the reception of the Pythagorean doctrine of cosmic harmony within a variety of contexts, ranging chronologically from Plato to 18th-century England. This original collection of essays engages with contemporary debates concerning the relationship between music, philosophy, and science, and challenges the view that Renaissance discussions on cosmic harmony are either mere repetitions of ancient music theory or pre-figurations of the 'Scientific Revolution'. Utilizing this interdisciplinary approach, Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony offers a new perspective on the reception of an important classical theme in various cultural, sequential and geographical contexts, underlying the continuities and changes between Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This project will be of particular interest within these emerging disciplines as they continue to explore the ideological significance of the various ways in which we appropriate the past.

Anthropology - The Human Challenge, International Edition (Paperback, 13th edition): Walrath/, Bunny McBride, Harald Prins,... Anthropology - The Human Challenge, International Edition (Paperback, 13th edition)
Walrath/, Bunny McBride, Harald Prins, William Haviland
R1,519 R1,304 Discovery Miles 13 040 Save R215 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of ANTHROPOLOGY: The Human Challenge, International Edition provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make sense of today's world. With this text you will discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world.

Irving Penn - Centennial (Hardcover): Maria Morris Hambourg, Jeff L. Rosenheim Irving Penn - Centennial (Hardcover)
Maria Morris Hambourg, Jeff L. Rosenheim; Contributions by Alexandra Dennett, Philippe Garner, Adam Kirsch, …
R1,650 R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Save R392 (24%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The definitive book on the work of a virtuosic and revered American photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009) was among the most esteemed and influential photographers of the 20th century. Over the course of a nearly seventy-year career, he mastered a pared-down aesthetic of studio photography that is distinguished for its meticulous attention to composition, nuance, and detail. This indispensable book features one of the largest selections of Penn's photographs ever compiled, including famous and beloved images as well as works that have never been published. Celebrating the centennial of Penn's birth, this lavish volume spans the entirety of his groundbreaking career. An enlightening introduction situates his work in the context of the various artistic, social, and political environments and events that affected the content of his photographs. Lively essays acquaint readers with Penn's primary subjects and campaigns, including early documentary scenes and imagery; portraits; fashion; female nudes; peoples of Peru, Dahomey (Benin), New Guinea, and Morocco; still lifes; and much more. Irving Penn: Centennial is essential for any fan of this artist's work or the history of 20th-century photography. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (04/20/17-07/30/17) Grand Palais, Paris(09/21/17-01/29/18) Instituto Moreira Salles, Sao Paolo (Fall 2018)

Threats Without Enemies - Facing environmental insecurity (Hardcover, 2nd): Gwyn Prins Threats Without Enemies - Facing environmental insecurity (Hardcover, 2nd)
Gwyn Prins
R2,709 Discovery Miles 27 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world is moving into a new era which will be dominated by a new range of threats and a new range of priorities. Already headlines tell of storms and droughts, mass emigrations, the danger of old Soviet nuclear reactors and the thinning ozone layer, and with the menaces of global warming, deforestation, pollution and loss of biodiversity, the picture is likely to get bleaker. Unlike traditional threats, these are not made deliberately and standard military responses are usually inappropriate They are threats without enemies and they present quite new and fundamental challenges to the international community which has to find new methods and institutions, as well as the resolve, to tackle them. In this book, eminent experts describe the new threats and the scale of the dangers which they present and set out the political, military and institutional changes needed. Gwyn Prins is Director of the Global Security Programme at the University of Cambridge. He is author of Top guns and Toxic Whales, also published by Earthscan. Progress For A Small Planet Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty. In this exceptional book Barbara Ward (co-author with Rene Dubos of the bestselling Only One Earth) refused to see these processes as inevitable. It describes new technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for 'getting more for less' ,linking them to ordinary people's working lives. It also suggests a strategy for meeting the basic needs of the disadvantaged, and shows how the vast inequalities between countries can be reduced. This perceptive survey of policies outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order. Originally published in 1993

Rubbish to riches: Grade 5 (Paperback): G. Weideman Rubbish to riches: Grade 5 (Paperback)
G. Weideman; Illustrated by A. Prins
R95 R84 Discovery Miles 840 Save R11 (12%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Tom's father is a sign-writer, but he has lost his job. In this story, tom learns about using whatever talents he has to meet the challenges in life.

Permanent Distortion - How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever (Hardcover): Nomi Prins Permanent Distortion - How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever (Hardcover)
Nomi Prins
R778 R654 Discovery Miles 6 540 Save R124 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

It is abundantly clear that our world is divided into two very different economies. The real one, for the average worker, is based on productivity and results. It behaves according to traditional rules of money and economics. The other doesn't. It is the product of years of loose money, poured by central banks into a system dominated by financial titans. It is powerful enough to send stock markets higher even in the face of a global pandemic and threats of nuclear war. This parting from reality has its roots in an emergency response to the financial crisis of 2008. "Quantitative Easing" injected a vast amount of cash into the economy-especially if you were a major Wall Street bank. What began as a short-term dependency became a habit, then a compulsion, and finally an addiction. Nomi Prins relentlessly exposes a world fractured by policies crafted by the largest financial institutions, led by the Federal Reserve, that have supercharged the financial system while selling out regular citizens and leading to social and political reckonings. She uncovers a newly polarized world of the mega rich versus the never rich, the winners and losers of an unprecedented distortion that can never return to "normal."

The Swahili-Speaking Peoples of Zanzibar and the East African Coast (Arabs, Shirazi and Swahili) - East Central Africa Part XII... The Swahili-Speaking Peoples of Zanzibar and the East African Coast (Arabs, Shirazi and Swahili) - East Central Africa Part XII (Paperback)
A.H.J. Prins
R1,197 Discovery Miles 11 970 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.

Bongi on the bus: Grade 4 (Staple bound): N. Turkington Bongi on the bus: Grade 4 (Staple bound)
N. Turkington; Illustrated by A. Prins
R95 R84 Discovery Miles 840 Save R11 (12%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This adventure story is about a little girl who tavels on her own for the first time. The passengers on the bus find themselves in a difficult situation and bongi, as young as she is, assist the older passengers.

Teaching and Learning about Family Literacy and Family Literacy Programs (Paperback): Jacqueline Lynch, Esther Prins Teaching and Learning about Family Literacy and Family Literacy Programs (Paperback)
Jacqueline Lynch, Esther Prins
R1,279 Discovery Miles 12 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Designed for graduate-level literacy courses, this book comprehensively covers all areas of family literacies, from theory to research to practice. * Addresses hot topics such as community literacies, adult and early childhood education, language use, the roles of race and gender, parental support * Examines and extends knowledge of literacy practices at home and in out-of0school environments. * Shares successful examples of family literacy programs and highlights factors that contributed to their success.

Teaching and Learning about Family Literacy and Family Literacy Programs (Hardcover): Jacqueline Lynch, Esther Prins Teaching and Learning about Family Literacy and Family Literacy Programs (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Lynch, Esther Prins
R4,146 Discovery Miles 41 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Designed for graduate-level literacy courses, this book comprehensively covers all areas of family literacies, from theory to research to practice. * Addresses hot topics such as community literacies, adult and early childhood education, language use, the roles of race and gender, parental support * Examines and extends knowledge of literacy practices at home and in out-of0school environments. * Shares successful examples of family literacy programs and highlights factors that contributed to their success.

The Routledge Companion to Music, Mind and Well-Being (Paperback): Penelope Gouk, James Kennaway, Jacomien Prins, Wiebke... The Routledge Companion to Music, Mind and Well-Being (Paperback)
Penelope Gouk, James Kennaway, Jacomien Prins, Wiebke Thormahlen
R1,490 Discovery Miles 14 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent decades, the relationship between music, emotions, health and well-being has become a hot topic. Scientific research and new neuro-imaging technologies have provided extraordinary new insights into how music affects our brains and bodies, and researchers in fields ranging from psychology and music therapy to history and sociology have turned their attention to the question of how music relates to mind, body, feelings and health, generating a wealth of insights as well as new challenges. Yet this work is often divided by discipline and methodology, resulting in parallel, yet separate discourses. In this context, The Routledge Companion to Music, Mind and Well-being seeks to foster truly interdisciplinary approaches to key questions about the nature of musical experience and to demonstrate the importance of the conceptual and ideological frameworks underlying research in this field. Incorporating perspectives from musicology, history, psychology, neuroscience, music education, philosophy, sociology, linguistics and music therapy, this volume opens the way for a generative dialogue across both scientific and humanistic scholarship. The Companion is divided into two sections. The chapters in the first, historical section consider the varied ways in which music, the emotions, well-being and their interactions have been understood in the past, from Antiquity to the twentieth century, shedding light on the intellectual origins of debates that continue today. The chapters in the second, contemporary section offer a variety of current scientific perspectives on these topics and engage wider philosophical problems. The Companion ends with chapters that explore the practical application of music in healthcare, education and welfare, drawing on work on music as a social and ecological phenomenon. Contextualising contemporary scientific research on music within the history of ideas, this volume provides a unique overview of what it means to study music in relation to the mind and well-being.

Sing Aloud Harmonious Spheres - Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony (Paperback): Jacomien Prins, Maude Vanhaelen Sing Aloud Harmonious Spheres - Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony (Paperback)
Jacomien Prins, Maude Vanhaelen
R1,293 Discovery Miles 12 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first volume to explore the reception of the Pythagorean doctrine of cosmic harmony within a variety of contexts, ranging chronologically from Plato to 18th-century England. This original collection of essays engages with contemporary debates concerning the relationship between music, philosophy, and science, and challenges the view that Renaissance discussions on cosmic harmony are either mere repetitions of ancient music theory or pre-figurations of the 'Scientific Revolution'. Utilizing this interdisciplinary approach, Renaissance Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony offers a new perspective on the reception of an important classical theme in various cultural, sequential and geographical contexts, underlying the continuities and changes between Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This project will be of particular interest within these emerging disciplines as they continue to explore the ideological significance of the various ways in which we appropriate the past.

The Coastal Tribes  of the North-Eastern Bantu (Pokomo, Nyika, Teita) - East Central Africa Part III (Paperback): A.H.J. Prins The Coastal Tribes of the North-Eastern Bantu (Pokomo, Nyika, Teita) - East Central Africa Part III (Paperback)
A.H.J. Prins
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.

Food Production and Nature Conservation - Conflicts and Solutions (Paperback): Iain J. Gordon, Herbert H.T. Prins, Geoff R.... Food Production and Nature Conservation - Conflicts and Solutions (Paperback)
Iain J. Gordon, Herbert H.T. Prins, Geoff R. Squire
R1,610 Discovery Miles 16 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Feeding the world's growing human population is increasingly challenging, especially as more people adopt a western diet and lifestyle. Doing so without causing damage to nature poses an even greater challenge. This book argues that in order to create a sustainable food supply whilst conserving nature, agriculture and nature must be reconnected and approached together. The authors demonstrate that while the links between nature and food production have, to some extent, already been recognized, until now the focus has been to protect one from the impacts of the other. Instead, it is argued that nature and agriculture can, and should, work together and ultimately benefit from one another. Chapters describe efforts to protect nature through globally connected protected area systems and illustrate how farming methods are being shaped to protect nature within agricultural systems. The authors also point to many ways in which nature benefits agriculture through the ecosystem services it provides. Overall, the book shows that nature conservation and food production must be considered as equally important components of future solutions to meet the global demand for food in a manner that is sustainable for both the human population and the planet as a whole.

Six Batteries of Change - Energize Your Company (Hardcover): Peter Prins, Geert Letens, Kurt Verweire Six Batteries of Change - Energize Your Company (Hardcover)
Peter Prins, Geert Letens, Kurt Verweire
R1,086 R830 Discovery Miles 8 300 Save R256 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Managing change has become an increasingly critical capability for today's turbulent and disruptive environment. Nevertheless, research indicates that failure rates of change initiatives remain high. In Six Batteries of Change, the authors propose a new model and a measurement tool that help managers to deal with this challenging topic in a more effective way. The model and the tool track to what extent your organisation possesses the energy to successfully complete your change programs. The book identifies six batteries of change that organisations and managers need to charge for change to become effective, and offers insights in how to charge each of the six batteries. The role of a change manager is to ensure that all six batteries are charged, in order to generate the amount of energy necessary in successfully completing change. If the batteries of change remain empty, the success rate of the change will be limited. Six Batteries of Change shows managers how to develop transformation competencies by creating a more energised organisation capable of dealing with faster and more complex change. The book presents new frameworks and uses numerous cases to illustrate what this approach is all about in practice.

The Latinist - A Novel (Paperback): Mark Prins The Latinist - A Novel (Paperback)
Mark Prins
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tessa Templeton has thrived at Oxford University under the tutelage and praise of esteemed classics professor Christopher Eccles. And now, his support is the one thing she can rely on: her job search has yielded nothing, and her devotion to her work has just cost her her boyfriend, Ben. Yet shortly before her thesis defense, Tessa learns that Chris has sabotaged her career-and realizes their relationship is not at all what she believed. Driven by what he mistakes as love for Tessa, Chris has ensured that no other institution will offer her a position, keeping her at Oxford with him. His tactics grow more invasive as he determines to prove he has her best interests at heart. Meanwhile, Tessa scrambles to undo the damage-and in the process makes a startling discovery about an obscure second-century Latin poet that could launch her into academic stardom, finally freeing her from Chris's influence. A contemporary reimagining of the Daphne and Apollo myth, The Latinist is a page-turning exploration of power, ambition, and the intertwining of love and obsession.

Offenders, Deviants or Patients? - An introduction to clinical criminology (Hardcover, 5th edition): Herschel Prins Offenders, Deviants or Patients? - An introduction to clinical criminology (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Herschel Prins
R5,212 Discovery Miles 52 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offenders, Deviants or Patients? provides a practical approach to understanding both the social context and treatment of mentally disordered offenders. Taking into account the current public concern, often heightened by media sensationalism; it addresses issues such as sex and 'historic sex offending, 'hate' crime, homicide and other acts of serious bodily harm. This fifth edition is fully updated and incorporates the latest research and reflects recent changes in law, policy and practice, including: DSM-V criteria groundbreaking work on neuro-physiological aspects of psychopathy the Coroners and Justice Act Using new case examples, Herschel Prins draws on his own expertise and experience to examine the relationship between mental disorders and crime and looks at the ways in which it should be dealt with by the mental health care and criminal justice systems. Offenders, Deviants or Patients? is unique in its multidisciplinary approach and will be invaluable to all those who come into contact with serious offenders or those who study crime and criminal behaviour.

Rational Choice Theory And Large-Scale Data Analysis (Paperback): Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Gerald Prein Rational Choice Theory And Large-Scale Data Analysis (Paperback)
Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Gerald Prein
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The relationship between rational choice theory and large-scale data analysis has become an important issue for sociologists. Though rational choice theory is well established in both sociology and economics, its influence on quantitative empirical sociology has been surprisingly limited. This book examines why there is hardly a link between the t

Bizarre Behaviours (Psychology Revivals) - Boundaries of Psychiatric Disorder (Paperback): Herschel Prins Bizarre Behaviours (Psychology Revivals) - Boundaries of Psychiatric Disorder (Paperback)
Herschel Prins
R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The most deviant forms of human behaviour can be disturbing, incomprehensible, and sometimes very frightening. Herschel Prins believes that even the most deviant-seeming behaviours have their counterparts in 'normality' and can often be seen as an extension of this. In Bizarre Behaviours he sets some extreme forms of behaviour, such as vampirism and amok, in their socio-cultural and psychological contexts. Originally published in 1990, this very accessible and readable book will interest not only all those who have to deal with bizarre behaviour in the course of their work, but also the general reader who is interested in the origins and the infinite variety of human behaviours.

Threats Without Enemies - Facing environmental insecurity (Paperback): Gwyn Prins Threats Without Enemies - Facing environmental insecurity (Paperback)
Gwyn Prins
R964 Discovery Miles 9 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world is moving into a new era which will be dominated by a new range of threats and a new range of priorities. Already headlines tell of storms and droughts, mass emigrations, the danger of old Soviet nuclear reactors and the thinning ozone layer, and with the menaces of global warming, deforestation, pollution and loss of biodiversity, the picture is likely to get bleaker. Unlike traditional threats, these are not made deliberately and standard military responses are usually inappropriate They are threats without enemies and they present quite new and fundamental challenges to the international community which has to find new methods and institutions, as well as the resolve, to tackle them. In this book, eminent experts describe the new threats and the scale of the dangers which they present and set out the political, military and institutional changes needed. Gwyn Prins is Director of the Global Security Programme at the University of Cambridge. He is author of Top guns and Toxic Whales, also published by Earthscan. Progress For A Small Planet Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty. In this exceptional book Barbara Ward (co-author with Rene Dubos of the bestselling Only One Earth) refused to see these processes as inevitable. It describes new technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for 'getting more for less' ,linking them to ordinary people's working lives. It also suggests a strategy for meeting the basic needs of the disadvantaged, and shows how the vast inequalities between countries can be reduced. This perceptive survey of policies outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order. Originally published in 1993

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