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  • Gustavo Esteva

    A Critique of Development and other essays

    by Gustavo Esteva ...
    Translated by Kathryn Dix ...
    Series series Decolonizing the Classics
    In his reflections on decolonization and post-development, Gustavo Esteva forged a unique synthesis of critical theory and political economy.This book presents more than half a century of "reflection in action" in the form of essays, books, and interventions in national and international forums and newspaper articles—most published here for the very first time. It showcases Esteva’s evolving ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • The Future of Development

    A Radical Manifesto

    by Gustavo Esteva, Salvatore J. Babones, Philipp Babcicky ...
    On January 20, 1949 US President Harry S. Truman officially opened the era of development. On that day, over one half of the people of the world were defined as "underdeveloped" and they have stayed that way ever since. This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and shows how poorly we understand these two terms. It offers a new vision for development, demystifying the ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Grassroots Postmodernism

    Remaking the Soil of Cultures

    by Gustavo Esteva, Madhu Suri Prakash ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    With the publication of this remarkable book in 1998, Gustavo Esteva and Madhu Suri Prakash instigated a complete epistemological rupture.Grassroots Post-modernism attacks the three sacred cows of modernity: global thinking, the universality of human rights and the self-sufficient individual. Rejecting the constructs of development in all its forms, Esteva and Prakash argue that even alternative ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Nothing to Lose but Our Fear

    Resistance in Dangerous Times

    by Fiona Jeffries, Silvia Federici, Nandita Sharma, Lydia Cacho, Sandra Moran, Gustavo Esteva, Wendy Mendez, Marcus Rediker, David Harvey, John Holloway ...
    As the Egyptian revolution gained momentum in the winter of 2011, a common refrain echoed across Cairo’s Tahrir Square: “The wall of fear came down!” Mass protests against fear and authoritarianism have also rumbled across the aggrieved streets and plazas of Tunis, Athens, Madrid, New York City, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Delhi, and beyond. While the scale of these new uprisings may be ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Mayan Lives, Mayan Utopias

    The Indigenous Peoples of Chiapas and the Zapatista Rebellion

    by Jan Rus, Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo, Shannan L. Mattiace, José Alejos García, Andrés Aubry, Araceli Burguete Cal y Mayor, George A. Collier, Christine Eber0, Gustavo Esteva1, Xóchitl Leyva Solano2 ...
    Series series Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom
    The dramatic January 1, 1994, emergence of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico, brought the state's indigenous peoples to the attention of the international community. Yet indigenous peoples in Chiapas had been politically active and organized for years prior to the uprising. This compelling volume examines in detail these local and regional histories of power and ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

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  • Blood and Earth

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  • Population and Development

    The Demographic Transition

    by Tim Dyson ...
    The demographic transition and its related effects of population growth, fertility decline and ageing populations are fraught with controversy. When discussed in relation to the global south and the modern project of development, the questions and answers become more problematic.Population and Development offers an expert guide on the demographic transition, from its origins in Enlightenment ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Fighting for Darfur

    Public Action and the Struggle to Stop Genocide

    by Rebecca Hamilton, Mia Farrow ...
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  • Body Politics in Development

    Critical Debates in Gender and Development

    by Wendy Harcourt ...
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    Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh

    by M. Islam ...
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