Power, Labor, and Firm Strategies in the Knowledge Economy

By Susan Christopherson, Jennifer Clark

Since the early 1980s, the region has been central to thinking about the emerging character of the global economy. In fields as diverse as business...

Published October 4th 2007 by Routledge.

Maternities

Gender, Bodies and Space

By Robyn Longhurst

Over the past decade geographers have shown a growing interest in 'the body' as an important co-ordinate of subjectivity and as a way of understanding further...

Published September 7th 2007 by Routledge.

Planning and Transformation

Learning from the Post-Apartheid Experience

By Philip Harrison, Alison Todes, Vanessa Watson

Planning and Transformation provides a comprehensive view of planning under political transition in South Africa, offering an accessible resource for both students and researchers in...

Published August 30th 2007 by Routledge.

The Resilience of Patriarchy in a Changing World

By Vidyamali Samarasinghe

Trafficking of women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation across the globe is widely acknowledged as a leading criminal activity. Women of poor countries...

Published August 29th 2007 by Routledge.

Gentrification

By Loretta Lees, Tom Slater, Elvin Wyly

This first textbook on the topic of gentrification is written for upper-level undergraduates in geography, sociology, and planning. The gentrification of urban areas has accelerated...

Published August 24th 2007 by Routledge.

Environment and Politics

By Timothy Doyle, Doug McEachern

Environment and Politics is a concise introduction to the study of environmental politics, explaining the key concepts, conflicts, political systems and the practices of policy-making....

Published August 9th 2007 by Routledge.

Strategic Planning for Regional Development in the UK

Edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Robin Thompson

With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, Strategic Planning for Regional Development is the most up-to-date treatment of a fast-changing subject.

Covering the recent history and...

Published July 26th 2007 by Routledge.

Landscape

By John Wylie

Landscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential readings of...

Published July 16th 2007 by Routledge.

An Everyday Geography of the Global South

By Jonathan Rigg

Taking a broad perspective of livelihoods, this book draws on more than ninety case studies from thirty-six countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America to examine how...

Published June 21st 2007 by Routledge.

Fair Trade

The Challenges of Transforming Globalization

Edited by Laura T. Raynolds, Douglas Murray, John Wilkinson

This book explores the challenges and potential of Fair Trade, one of the world’s most dynamic efforts to enhance global social justice and environmental sustainability...

Published May 10th 2007 by Routledge.