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| "The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon" |
| "The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon is the ultimate travel guide to this rich and rewarding region of FranceDiscover the highlights of both Languedoc and Roussillon with stunning photography colour-coded maps candid reviews and indispensable practical information You'll find detailed advice on what to see and do - from visiting breathtaking hilltop villages and Cathar castles to lazing on dune-backed beaches and boating along the majestic Canal du Midi There's comprehensive coverage of all the urban centres like Toulouse Perpignan Montpellier and Nimes and of course the medieval citadel of Carcassonne Throughout the guide there are up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels bars shops markets cafes and restaurants for budgets high and low and insights into the region's traditions culture and heritage We'll lead the way to the best places to tuck into cassoulet shuck oysters or taste renowned wines such as Picpoul de Pinet and Cotes du Roussillon Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon"
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| "Foods to Fight Cancer : What to Eat to Reduce your Risk" |
| "Bringing together over a decade's worth of oncological research Foods to Fight Cancer shows you how to apply the latest scientific findings about cancer to your everyday life Whether you are looking to minimise your risk of developing cancer or are making dietary choices to fight this disease Foods to Fight Cancer will dispel the myths and give you the facts about the food Add fighting cancer to your daily menu by incorporating cabbage berries and tomatoes into your diet and learn which herbs and spices to use See the benefits behind each food and the properties that make these essential to your diet Compiled using recommendations from the World Cancer Research Fund Foods to Fight Cancer is a vital read for anyone looking to improve their health change their diet and fight cancer Previous edition ISBN 9781405319157"
Price: 11.99 |
| "My First Busy Town Let's Get Going" |
| "Hands-on fun awaits you and your toddler as you learn about getting going with My First Busy Town Let's Get Going!Packed with colourful pictures and activities your toddler will love discovering a wealth of places to visit and new words to learn Read it together and help them turn the pages using the easy-grip picture tabs With bright photographic pictures there is something for every child to enjoy from a park and supermarket to a building site while fun-filled questions and word games on every page support early learningWith activities and mix and match games there's lots for your toddler to engage with in My First Busy Town Let's Get Going!"
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| "Poetry by Heart : A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud" |
| "Familiar poems and almost unknown poems Love poems and war poems Funny poems and heartbroken poems Poems that re-create the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon Poetry by Heart is an essential collection of over 200 poems from Geoffrey Chaucer to Emily Dickinson from Christina Rossetti to Benjamin Zephaniah all carefully chosen for their suitability for learning and reciting This is an anthology which celebrates the age-old pleasure of reciting poems - an anthology for all ages to treasure"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Rough Guide to Panama" |
| "Written in Rough Guides' trademark opinionated style this travel guide offers insightful first-hand accounts of Panama's top sights and local secrets from the Panama Canal's new multi-billion-dollar expansion to partying in the Azuero Peninsula With full colour pictures throughout and up-to-date listings on hotels restaurants nightlife and shops across every price range all of which are marked on our user-friendly maps The Rough Guide to Panama is the ultimate guide to this dazzling Central American country You may dream of lazing on a hammock on a white-sand beach or itch to explore every corner of Panama City's casco viejo You might want to scour every chapter in detail or perhaps you're simply looking for fast-fix itineraries and cherry-picked highlights Whether you're an armchair explorer or an adrenaline junkie The Rough Guide to Panama won't let you downMake the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Panama"
Price: 11.49 |
| "How to Draw" |
| "How To Draw is a fun exciting way for your child to learn how to draw and unleash their inner artist With simple skill building encouraging tips and prompts and beautiful examples from famous artists' work drawing has never been so easy and inspiring How to Draw is packed with practical drawing tips and with spaces to practise throughout the book children can enjoy experimenting with new ideas Step-by-step drawings show kids how to draw people and animals in simple easy-to-follow stages Children can then build on their drawings using shading and colour and try different approaches such as illustrating stories and creating comic-book charactersBoth educational and enjoyable How To Draw is the perfect guide for your child if they're eager to use their imagination"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Peter and the Wolf - Ladybird Readers Level 4" |
| "A hungry wolf lived in the forest He wanted to catch and eat the duck the bird and the cat Peter wanted to catch the wolfLadybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales popular characters modern stories and non-fiction written for young learners of English as a foreign or second languageBeautifully illustrated and carefully written the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading writing speaking listening and critical thinking skillsThe five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English Young Learners (YLE) Starters Movers and Flyers examsPeter and the Wolf a Level 4 Reader is A2 in the CEFR framework and supports YLE Flyers exams The longer text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses more complex past and future tense structures modal verbs and a wider variety of conjunctions"
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| "The Vietnam War : The Definitive Illustrated History" |
| "The Vietnam War is the definitive illustrated history of the world's first televised warCompiling insightful maps at-a-glance timelines and incredible archive photography The Vietnam War is an all-encompassing showcase of the story of the conflict and a reflection on modern issues of battle such as prisoners of war and civil rights Detailed descriptions of every episode from Operation Passage to Freedom to the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon are enhanced by the stories of those who witnessed the drama unfold Eyewitness features pick out iconic photographs and individual tales giving you a truly immersive look at the events of the Vietnam WarDiscover the stories of the conflict's most significant figures with detailed biographies of Henry Kissinger General Thieu President Nixon and Pol Pot Hundreds of incredible images are brought together to form an incredible visual record of the suffering sacrifice and heroism in America's bloodiest conflict of the 20th century"
Price: 17.99 |
| "StarFinder for Beginners" |
| "With a foreword by Maggie Aderin-Pocock budding astronomers will love this stunning new approach to stargazing featuring step-by-step guides to identifying the key constellations across the northern hemisphere StarFinder for Beginners makes the night sky easier to navigate than ever beforeFrom discovering the constellations of the Zodiac to learning about the real-life milky way StarFinder for Beginners will take kids on an exciting journey through the night star This simplest-ever guide to star hopping uses easy-to-spot stars to create a route around the night sky's most famous constellations With four paths across the sky StarFinder for Beginners gradually builds up your knowledge of more than 20 northern-hemisphere constellations Hunt for the starts that will lead you from one constellation to the next and see the patterns in the sky unfold before your eyes Discover the fascinating stories behind each constellation and learn to spot some of the stunning planets galaxies and nebulas in our Universe StarFinder for Beginners comes complete with a glow-in-the-dark night-sky viewer perfect for any budding stargazers to practice their new knowledge of the stars"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Novels, Tales, Journeys" |
| "Puskin's masterpieces in prose in sparkling new translations by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky The father of Russian literature Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories which range from dramatic narratives of love obsession and betrayal to lively comic tales and from satirical epistolary tales to imaginative historical fiction This volume includes all Pushkin's prose in brilliant new translations including his masterpieces 'The Queen of Spades' 'The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin' and 'The Captain's Daughter'"
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| "Peter Rabbit Tales - Three Little Bunnies" |
| "Peter Rabbit is used to being an only bunny so he gets quite a surprise when not one not two but three baby rabbits join the family! Peter is not at all sure at first how he feels about his new siblings Mrs Rabbit has thought of names for two of them Flopsy and Mopsy - but it's Peter who gets to choose the third one! Suddenly he feels important and usefulThis is the first title in a new series of very young stories set in Peter Rabbit's world The simple tales will deal with the early experiences and emotions of small children as seen through the eyes of Beatrix Potter's classic characters"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Peppa: First Science" |
| "A hands-on activity book introducing science to young children! Join Peppa and her friends as Daddy Pig teaches them the basics of science"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Heroes to the Rescue!" |
| "Join everyone's favourite Little Kingdom characters in an epic superhero adventure!Ben Holly and their friends play a game where they become superheroes and supervillains But Strawberry takes her role as the evil Ice Queen a little too far Can Ben and Holly thaw out the ice-covered Little Kingdom and save the day?"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Spot Loves His Mum" |
| "Spot loves spending time with his mum They do lots of fun things together all during the course of one special day Spot loves Mum and Mum loves Spot!"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Mumbo Jumbo" |
| "'A great writer' James Baldwin'Part vision part satire part farce a wholly original unholy cross between the craft of fiction and witchcraft' The New York TimesA plague is spreading across 1920s America racing from New Orleans to New York It's an epidemic of free expression carried by black artists and its symptoms are an uncontrollable urge to dance sing laugh and jive The state will stop at nothing to suppress the outbreak but deep in the heart of Harlem private eye and Vodum priest Papa LaBas has other ideas - and possibly the key to everything A freewheeling explosive blend of jazz ragtime ancient myth magic and conspiracy thriller this anarchic postmodern classic is a satire for our times"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Rough Guide to Cape Town, The Winelands and the Garden Route" |
| "Discover Cape Town the Wine lands and the Garden Route with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market Whether you plan to admire the panoramic views from the top of Table Mountain indulge on a wine estate tour or spot the Big Five in a wildlife reserve this new edition of The Rough Guide to Cape Town the Winelands and the Garden Route will show you ideal places to sleep eat drink and shop along the way Inside The Rough Guide to CapeTown the Wine lands and the Garden Route- Independent trusted reviews written in Rough Guides&39; trademark blend of humour honesty and insight to help you get the most out of your visit with options to suit every budget Full-colour maps throughout -navigate Cape Town&39;s city centre or find your way around Stellenbosch without needing to get online Stunning inspirational images Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip Detailed coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way Areas covered include the city centre; the V&AWaterfront; Robben Island; the Cape Flats; the Atlantic Seaboard;Stellenbosch; Paarl; Franschhoek; Somerset West; the Whale Coast; the Garden Route and Overberg Interior; Route 62 and the Little Karoo; Port Elizabeth and the private reserves Attractions include Table Mountain;Boulders Beach; Cape Point; Chapman&39;s Peak Drive; De Hoop Nature Reserve; the wine estates;Tsitsikamma National Park; the Cango Caves; Addo Elephant Park Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there local transport health the mediafestivals parks and wilderness areas crime and personal safety and more Listings chapters - from accommodation food and drink to shopping and Cape Town for kids Background information - aContexts chapter devoted to history music and books plus a handy language section and glossary Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with the Rough Guide to Cape Town the Wine lands and the Garden Route"
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| "The Ice Palace" |
| "'How simple this novel is How subtle How strong How unlike any other It is unique It is unforgettable It is extraordinary' Doris Lessing'I'm surprised it isn't the most famous book in the world' Max Porter author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers'She was close to the edge now the ice laid its hand upon her' The schoolchildren call it the Ice Palace a frozen waterfall in the Norwegian fjords transformed into a fantastic structure of translucent walls sparkling towers and secret chambers It fascinates two young girls lonely Unn and lively Siss who strike up an intense friendship When Unn decides to explore the Ice Palace alone and doesn't return Siss must try to cope with the loss of her friend without succumbing to a frozen world of her own making"
Price: 5.99 |
| "15 Minute Italian" |
| "The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Italian fast Comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native Italian speakers12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons spanning a range of practical themes from socialising to doing business Each lesson combines Italian vocabulary and grammar essentials with full-colour photographs for a user-friendly accessible language guide The ideal Italian language course for beginners the 15-Minute language series will teach you how to speak a new language in just 12 weeksTopics covered introductions eating and drinking making arrangements travel getting about accommodation shopping work and study health at home services leisure and socialising with a menu guide and two-language dictionary"
Price: 6.49 |
| "My Secret Unicorn: Flying High" |
| "Most of the time Twilight looks like an ordinary grey pony but when Lauren says the words of a spell he transforms into a magical unicorn and together they can fly all over the world Lauren's friend Jessica is finding life at home difficult so difficult that one day two weeks before her dad's wedding she runs away Lauren and Twilight want to help her but their magical plan means letting Jessica into their secret life Can they persuade her to trust them so they can help her feel like she's flying high again?"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Promise" |
| "Lesley Pearse No1 bestselling author of Stolen and Belle returns with the phenomenal novel The Promise Heartbreaking enduring and masterfully told The Promise will take you on a breathtaking journey into the battlefields of the First World War War threatens to take all she has loved and lived for On the outbreak of war Belle Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France But Belle knows she cannot stand idly by when so many are sacrificing their livesVolunteering to help battlefield wounded Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver There a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she's never quite forgotten Torn between forbidden passion loyalty and love Belle is caught in an impossible situation Will she succumb to the dark forces of this most brutal of wars? Or will fate intervene and finally lead her to lasting happiness?The Promise vividly describes life behind the front line and the tragic choices that war forces people to make'Pearse will pull your heartstrings' Sun'Characters it is impossible not to care about' Daily Mail'An addictive tear-jerker with characters you'll adore laugh with and cry for' Bella'Full of love passion and heartbreak' Best'Glorious heartwarming' Woman & HomeLesley Pearse's novels have sold five million copies worldwide Her fourteen most recent books including Belle Stolen Gypsy Faith Hope A Lesser Evil Secrets Remember Me Till We Meet Again Father Unknown Trust Me Never Look Back Charlie and Rosie are huge bestsellers and available as Penguin paperbacks Lesley lives near Bristol and has three daughters and two grandchildren Find Lesley on Twitter LesleyPearse or find out more on her website wwwlesleypearsecouk"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Secret Crusade : Assassin's Creed Book 3" |
| "Assassin's Creed The Secret Crusade is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game seriesNiccolo Polo father of Marco will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life - the story of Altair one of the brotherhood's most extraordinary Assassins Altair embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed To demonstrate his commitment Altair must defeat nine deadly enemies including Templar leader Robert de Sable Altair's life story is told here for the first time a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; and the ultimate betrayal of an old friendAssassin's Creed The Secret Crusade is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Passchendaele: The Story of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917 by Lyn Macdonald (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The Classic Account of Passchendaele - Reissued for the First World War CentenaryThe third battle of Ypres culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War A million Tommies Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917 mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country Lyn Macdonald's Passchendaele tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud terror and desperate privation yet it is also a story of immense courage comradeship songs high spirits and bawdy humour Passchendaele portrays the human realities behind one of the most disastrous events in the history of warfare'It is rare to find a history of the First World War which manages to convey the front-line soldiers' experiences and to describe what it was that enabled those who survived to get through it Lyn Macdonald has done just that' Sunday TimesOver the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the First World War Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors told in their own words and cast a unique light on the First World War Most are published by Penguin"
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| "Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "In Our Mathematical Universe Max Tegmark one of the most original physicists at work today leads us on an astonishing journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of realityPart-history of the cosmos part-intellectual adventure Our Mathematical Universe travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? In essence why are we here? With dazzling clarity Max Tegmark ponders these deep mysteries and allows us to grasp the most cutting-edge and mind-boggling theories of physics What he proposes is an elegant and fascinating idea that our physical world not only is described by mathematics but that it is mathematics 'Our Mathematical Universe is nothing if not impressive Brilliantly argued and beautifully written it is never less than thought-provoking about the greatest mysteries of our existence' - New York Times 'An amazing ride through the rich landscape of contemporary cosmology Physics could do with more characters like Tegmark an imaginative intellect and a charismatic presence' - Clive Cookson Financial Times Max Tegmark is author or co-author of more than 200 technical papers twelve of which have been cited more than 500 times He has featured in dozens of science documentaries and his work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine's Breakthrough of the Year 2003 He holds a PhD from the University of California Berkeley and is a physics professor at MIT"
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| "Trouble is My Business" |
| "&39;I need a man good-looking enough to pick up a dame who has a sense of class but he&39;s got to be tough enough to swap punches with a power shovel&39; In the first of the four cases in Trouble is My Business Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is offered a job that leaves a bad taste in the mouth smearing a girl who&39;s &39;got her hooks into a rich man&39;s pup&39; Before too long Marlowe&39;s up to his neck in corpses and cops and he&39;s taken pity on the girl There&39;s nothing like making trouble out of your business The four novellas collected here are quintessential Raymond Chandler slick crystal-clear writing that pins the reader to the seat and won&39;t let go until the last page is turned &39;Age does not wither Chandler&39;s prose&39; Literary Review &39;Chandler&39;s prose flies off the pages like a burst from a Tommy gun Chandler was perhaps the finest exponent of the fledgling genre now known as pulp fiction&39; Scottish Field &39;One of the greatest crime writers who set the standards others still try to attain&39; Sunday Times &39;Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf not even Faulkner An original A great artist&39; Boston Review &39;Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America and America has never looked the same to us since&39; Paul Auster"
Price: 6.49 |
| "At the Edge : Riding for My Life" |
| "I checked my balance and peered apprehensively at the sheer drop below Once I felt comfortable I radioed down to Stu &39;I&39;m just gonna unclip quickly&39; I said My walkie-talkie crackled straight away Stu sounded pretty stressed &39;Dude keep the rope on!&39; I edged forward my hands and feet scoping out the summit for any loose rock The ridge pinnacle was still only a meter wide if that but I felt pretty stable &39;This bit&39;s fine&39; I said &39;The rope makes it harder for me&39; Danny MacAskill lives on the edge The cyclist is legendary for his YouTube viral videos like The Ridge Cascadia and Imaginate nerve-racking montages of stunts which scale everything from mountain peaks rooftops ghost towns and movie sets His life is one of thrills bloody spills and millions of online hits It hasn&39;t been an easy ride Doubt stress and the &39;what if?&39; factor circle every trailblazing trick which require imagination fearlessness groundbreaking techniques and an eye for a good camera angle He has spent his life pushing the extremes; somehow he&39;s still around to tell the tale In this unflinching memoir of mayhem Danny shares his anarchic childhood on the Isle of Skye and early days as a street trials rider takes us behind the scenes of his training and videos shares never-seen-before sketches from his personal notebook and reveals what it takes to go the next level - both mentally and physically Join Danny for a nerve-shredding ride Just be sure to bring a crash helmet"
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| "The History of Love" |
| "Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger The History of Love explores the lasting power of the written word and the lasting power of love Published as a Penguin Essential for the first time 'When I was born my mother named me after every girl in a book my father gave her called The History of Love 'Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating she sets out in search of its authorAcross New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer He spends his days dreaming of the love lost that sixty years ago in Poland inspired him to write a book And although he doesn't know it yet that book also survived crossing oceans and generations and changing lives 'Wonderfully affectingbrilliant touching and remarkably poised' Sunday Telegraph'A tender tribute to human valiance Who could be unmoved by a cast of characters whose daily battles are etched on out mind in such diamond-cut prose?' Independent on Sunday'Devastatingone of the most passionate vindications of the written word in recent fiction It takes one's breath away' Spectator"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Ten (Food) Commandments" |
| "Britain's culinary Moses brings us the new foodie rules to live by celebrating what and how we eatThe Ten Commandments may have had a lot going for them but they don't offer those of us located in the 21st Century much in the way of guidance when it comes to our relationship with our food And Lord knows we need itEnter our new culinary Moses the legendary restaurant critic Jay Rayner with a new set of hand-tooled commandments for this food-obsessed age He deals once and for all with questions like whether it is ever okay to covet thy neighbour's oxen (it is) eating with your hands (very important indeed) and if you should cut off the fat (no) Combining reportage and anecdotes with recipes worthy of adoration Jay Rayner brings us the new foodie rules to live by"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Types and Programming Languages" |
| "A comprehensive introduction to type systems and programming languagesA type system is a syntactic method for automatically checking the absence of certain erroneous behaviors by classifying program phrases according to the kinds of values they compute The study of type systems -- and of programming languages from a type-theoretic perspective -- has important applications in software engineering language design high-performance compilers and securityThis text provides a comprehensive introduction both to type systems in computer science and to the basic theory of programming languages The approach is pragmatic and operational; each new concept is motivated by programming examples and the more theoretical sections are driven by the needs of implementations Each chapter is accompanied by numerous exercises and solutions as well as a running implementation available via the Web Dependencies between chapters are explicitly identified allowing readers to choose a variety of paths through the materialThe core topics include the untyped lambda-calculus simple type systems type reconstruction universal and existential polymorphism subtyping bounded quantification recursive types kinds and type operators Extended case studies develop a variety of approaches to modeling the features of object-oriented languages"
Price: 73.99 |
| "Julian of Norwich : A Very Brief History" |
| "Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English Based on a sequence of mystical visions she received in 1373 her book is called Revelations of Divine Love Julian lived through an age of political and religious turmoil as well as through the misery of the Black Death and her writing engages with timeless questions about life love and the meaning of suffering But who was Julian of Norwich? And what can she teach us today?Medievalist and TV historian Janina Ramirez invites you to join her in exploring Julian's remarkable life and times offering insights into how and why her writing has survived and what we can learn from this fourteenth-century mystic whose work lay hidden in the shadows of her male contemporaries for far too long"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Seeing Like a State : How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed" |
| "Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania collectivization in Russia Le Corbusier's urban planning theory realized in Brasilia the Great Leap Forward in China agricultural modernization in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? In this wide-ranging and original book James C Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields Centrally managed social plans misfire Scott argues when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not-and cannot-be fully understood Further the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local practical knowledge is as important as formal epistemic knowledge The author builds a persuasive case against development theory and imperialistic state planning that disregards the values desires and objections of its subjects He identifies and discusses four conditions common to all planning disasters administrative ordering of nature and society by the state; a high-modernist ideology that places confidence in the ability of science to improve every aspect of human life; a willingness to use authoritarian state power to effect large- scale interventions; and a prostrate civil society that cannot effectively resist such plans"
Price: 17.49 |
