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Geographies of Development is an established, innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Development Geography, Development Studies and related fields. A pioneer of the holistic approach, it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text, such as development ideology, globalisation, modernity, gender, ethnicity, tourism, resources, development aid, land degradation and environmental sustainability. It argues lucidly, convincingly and informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied, and have been highly contested, varying from time to time and from place to place.

This new edition remains an innovative and comprehensive approach to the subject. The 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344527 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

From the Back Cover

Geographies of Development second edition

Robert B. Potter

Tony Binns

Jennifer A. Elliott,

David Smith

Geographies of Development

is an established, innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Development Geography, Development Studies and related fields. A pioneer of the holistic approach, it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text, such as development ideology, globalisation, modernity, gender, ethnicity, tourism, resources, development aid, land degradation and environmental sustainability. It argues lucidly, convincingly and informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied, and have been highly contested, varying from time to time and from place to place.

• Fully updated to reflect the most recent developments in theory (anti-development, post-development, post-colonialism and post-structuralism) and practice (anti-capitalism, anti-globalisation, TNCs, critiques of the WTO, arguments for the relocation of production, GM crops and agricultural change)
• New coverage of key concepts such as social capital, civil society and participatory development
• Extended coverage of the World Bank, IMF, neo-liberal policies and Poverty Reduction Strategies
• New coverage of poverty and debt reduction, the Millennium development goals, global warming and GM crops and linkages between urban and rural areas

‘a text I would recommend highly for an introductory course in development studies’
Economic Geography

‘a truly multidisciplinary resource that will likely satisfy students with an interest in development’ Journal of Rural Studies

Robert B. Potter is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Reading. Tony Binns is Reader in Geography at the University of Sussex. Jennifer A. Elliott is Principal Lecturer in Geography at the University of Brighton. The late David Smith was Professor of Economic Geography at the University if Liverpool. All of the authors have considerable teaching experience in this are and collectively bring first-hand research expertise from North, West and Southern Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Caribbean and South America.

Cover illustration by Matthew Richardson

Based on an original sketch by Rob Potter

Customer Reviews

The geography of development in bite size chunks !
Messrs Potter et al provide a refreshing and unique approach to the study of development theory.

Pitched the undergraduate market, the book is divided into three distinct sections; Theory, Practice and Space. Each section is then supplicated with detailed and logical analysis with clear progression and superb referencing.

Many texts on the shelves currently, adopt more traditional approach of "define and explain", often without placing issues in a wider context. Here we are introduced to the subject logically, giving latitude for the student to find his feet and place the issues into a broader context.

Explanations throughout are given clearly and with copious and clear quotations with good reference to other texts. Superb as a basis for wider reading.

"Geographies of Development" is a readable, and an essential, base text for the undergraduate and is thoroughly recommended.