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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St)
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James C. Scott's research for this book began with an examination of the tensions between state authorities and various "unstable" individuals throughout history, from hunter-gatherer tribes to Gypsies to the homeless. He soon became fascinated, however, by the recurring patterns of failure and authoritarianism in certain social engineering program... »
Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future
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"Africa Unchained" is a very interesting book. It proposes "the blueprint for Africa's future." To find out how workable the proposal is one has to read the book. However, here is how the author goes about the subject. First, he explains why Africa is poor. Four themes form the answer. One, Africa is poor because of the failure of Western policies. Sec... »
Contemporary Urban Planning (7th Edition)
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This book gives a broad spectrum of what to expect in the planning field, but there are a few flaws. One is that the book is not written for the technocratic planner, it is written for the beginner or someone who is not going to make planning their career. But this book will give the beginner a broad basis to start from and for this I do suggest ... »
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land an
ALL OUR RELATIONS by Indigenous Activist Winona LaDuke is a must read for everyone who cares about our earth. LaDuke presents the state of the environment... »
Cities and Urban Life (4th Edition)
Half of the book is citations from other authors. The other half is rambling. If I did not find the subject matter incredibly interesting I probably would... »
Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities
Timothy Beateley did an excellent job describing European cities and their sustainability policies. Overall it is a solid, technical approach with detaile... »
Introduction to Homeland Security, Second Editi
This is one of the first generation texts on homeland security. As such, it has a somewhat ad hoc feel to it, as though these (and other) authors are fee... »
Land Development, 10th Edition
The Anthropology of Development and Globalizati
City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York, 1900 - pre
At first glance CITY ON THE EDGE would seem to be a title New York collections alone could appreciate - but look again: it's a story of urban dysfunction ... »
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