Geographies Of Development

by Robert B. Potter

Geographies of Development is an established, innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for students of Development Geography, Development Studies and related fields. A pioneer of the holistic approach, it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text such as development ideology, globalisation, modernity, gender, ethnicity, tourism, resources, development aid, land degradation and environmental sustainability. It argues lucidly, convincingly and informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied, and have been highly contested, varying from time to time and from place to place.

Genres: Geography

Paperback

First published February 5, 1999

About the author

Potter, Rob, 1950-
Potter, Robert 1950-
Potter, Robert B.
Potter, Robert Bernard 1950-

Reviews

[Alma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a critique of the book more of myself, it was soooooo long but very useful for my essays.

[Kajsa Hansson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it's a good introduction to the topic. I'd suggest it for younger readers though (yeah, despite the academic English)... at my age you've most likely already studied the UN and WTO and those kinda institutions quite a lot, and then there's a risk that this book gets repetative.