Publisher's Synopsis
The first textbook to offer an innovative and comprehensive approach to development geography written by a team of world-renowned development specialists. The aim is to move away from the traditional structure of most development texts-ie commencing with definitions of the Third World and colonialism, followed by separate chapters on population, agriculture, industry etc. Divided into three broad parts, the book takes a thematic approach which reflects the complexity of issues within this area. *Breaks the mould by taking a holistic approach to the subject. *New topics such a postmodernism, gender, ethnicity and sustainable development are integrated throughout the text. *Subject explained in three parts: theories of development; development in practice; and spaces of development. *Accessible layout of material, illustrated by numerous diagrams and photographs, aids understanding of the subject. *Each chapter includes boxed case studies and summaries of key concepts.;*All four authors have considerable teaching experience in this area and collectively bring first-hand research expertise from North, West and southern Africa; Asia and the Pacific, and the Caribbean/South America.
