Download or read book The Sociology of Development Handbook written by Gregory Hooks and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This handbook brings together essays by leading contributors to development sociology by addressing intellectual challenges: internal and international migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological change, population and economic growth, environmental sustainability, peace and war, and the production and reproduction of social and economic inequality. The Sociology of Development Handbook includes essays that reflect the range of debates in development sociology and in the interdisciplinary study and practice of development"--Provided by publisher.