Situating "development" as a world-historical project, this text traces its contours across three historical periods: colonialism, the "development era," and the era of globalization. McMichael shows how the social transformations from "colonial subjects," through "national citizens," to "global consumers" have been inspired and managed through ...
Asserting the need for social science historians to examine their own field, this wide-ranging volume offers an intellectual history and critical evaluation of interdisciplinary social science and social science historiography. The editors present a creative, experimental mix of topics and genres spanning a range of contemporary thought in the ...
This book traces the formation of Australian colonial society and economy within the context of the changing fortunes of British hegemony in the nineteenth-century world economy. Australia's transition from conservative origins as a penal colony supporting a grazier class oriented to export production, to liberal agrarian capitalism, was not a ...
This book traces the formation of Australian colonial society and economy within the context of the changing fortunes of British hegemony in the nineteenth-century world economy. Australia's transition from conservative origins as a penal colony supporting a grazier class oriented to export production, to liberal agrarian capitalism, was not a ...
This compact book is a sequel to Laugh Lines for Educators and will provide educators with more laughs, chuckles, and grins. The book contains humorous stories, jokes, and original artwork organised around the following themes: Children, Teaching, School Daze (children in school), and Special Occasions. The book can be used as a collection of ...
The emergence of a world economy depends on the reorganisation of agriculture and food systems to provision the work force and the industries associated with the division of labour. This work emphasises the central role played by food and agriculture in the world economy. The book includes an historical dimension along with the formulation of the ...
Why is global development so unequal in its social impact? How are global relations represented in local developments, and vice versa? What role do social movements play in shaping global development? These are some of the questions animating this state-of-the-art collection of essays. Subdivided into sections posing research, policy, and ...
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