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1. Geographies of Developing Areas

   The Global South in a Changing World, 2nd Edition

   By Glyn Williams, Paula Meth, Katie Willis

   This is a textbook that introduces students to the geography of developing areas in a novel and challenging way. Rather than presenting the Global South to students as a set of problems (rapid urbanisation, population growth, poverty, etc.), this book focuses on the diversity of life in the South,...

   To Be Published January 29th 2014 by Routledge
2. State/Nation/Transnation

   Perspectives on Transnationalism in the Asia Pacific

   Edited by Katie Willis, Brenda S. A. Yeoh

   Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

   This edited volume examines the relationship between the nation and the transnation, focusing on transnational communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Setting the book within a theoretical framework, the authors explore a range of themes such as migration, identity and citizenship in chapters on...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
3. Theories and Practices of Development

   By Katie Willis

   Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development

   Throughout the twentieth century, governments sought to achieve 'development' not only in their own countries, but also in other regions of the world; particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This focus on 'development' as a goal has continued into the twenty-first century,...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
4. Theories and Practices of Development

   2nd Edition

   By Katie Willis

   Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development

   Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led academics and policy-makers to consider how ‘development’ in all parts of the world should be achieved. However, ‘development’ has always been a contested idea. While often presented as a positive process to improve...

   Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
5. Geographies of Developing Areas

   The Global South in a changing world

   By Glyn Williams, Paula Meth, Katie Willis

   This significant new textbook questions traditional conceptions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to provide a new understanding of the ‘Global South’, highlighting the rich diversity of regions that are usually only viewed in terms of their ‘problems’. Providing a positive but...

   Published April 5th 2009 by Routledge