A Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for 2005 Derick and Jennifer Brinkerhoff explore career paths in international public service, focusing on development management positions and offering practical guidance on finding the right mix of professional goals, degree programs, job opportunities, and personal values. They also present profiles that illustrate how real people have faced the    More >

Agriculture—central to the interests of both the rich industrialized countries, where it is heavily subsidized, and the poor nonindustrialized countries, where it is often the principal source of export earnings—has posed a problem for the global-free-trade regime since the beginning of the GATT. Multilateral trade negotiations have continually failed to bring agriculture into the    More >

Jonty Winch traces the complicated history of South African rugby from its establishment in the Cape in 1879 through the 2019 World Cup championship. As he explores key events and questions entrenched narratives, Winch opens a compelling new window on colonialism, apartheid, and the evolution of South African society.    More >

Pitched against the backdrop of South Africa’s thrilling 2023 World Cup win, this second edition of World Champions includes two new chapters, updates throughout the book, and an expanded index. Jonty Winch traces the complicated history of South African rugby from its establishment in the Cape in 1879 through the 2023 championship. As he explores key events and questions entrenched    More >

In the hours and days after an earthquake or flood, most lives are saved by the courage and resourcefulness of friends and neighbors. During slow-onset crises such as drought, many indigenous societies have developed extraordinary capacities to cope and bounce back. How can humanitarian organizations, which seek to bring aid to disaster-struck communities, strengthen rather than undermine this    More >

Full book information to come.    More >

Which people are missing out on humanitarian aid because no journalists report on them, no donors are interested in them, no agencies have assessed their needs, or because their governments ignore them? The 2006 World Disasters Report ventures into the shadows lying behind the more publicized disasters of 2005-2006. Combining first-hand reporting from the field with critical analysis of aid    More >

Gender, race, religion, age—there are so many reasons why people are excluded from society. Those who are face an uphill struggle for equality, even if they have the strength and wherewithal to take the first steps. However many do not. What, then, is the reality for these groups when disaster strikes? Hidden, ignored, or simply invisible, the most vulnerable—and those potentially    More >

In Worlds Apart, John Clark shows us how the same opportunities and threats that have caused such rapid change in the economic and corporate worlds are also transforming the citizen's sector.    More >

This ambitious work presents biographical entries for nearly 500 of the leading Oceanic writers, as well as references to approximately 2,000 authors and 10,000 novels, anthologies, memoirs, cultural studies, and literary journals. It includes an index organized by countries/regions.    More >