LEADER 04195nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910208842503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-62842-0 010 $a1-134-62843-9 010 $a0-415-20499-2 010 $a1-280-06666-0 010 $a0-203-45089-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203450895 035 $a(CKB)1000000000239144 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000375333 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11257117 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000375333 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10446505 035 $a(PQKB)10173924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC181767 035 $a(OCoLC)56566019 035 $a(BIP)63701252 035 $a(BIP)48298760 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000239144 100 $a19981202d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAnthropology, development, and modernities $eexploring discourses, counter-tendencies, and violence /$fedited by Alberto Arce and Norman Long 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2000 215 $axiv, 231 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-415-20500-X 311 08$a0-203-45985-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tchapter 1 Reconfiguring modernity and development from an anthropological perspective /$rALBERTO ARCE -- $tchapter 2 Creating or regulating development -- $tchapter 3 Modernisation without the market? -- $tchapter 4 Islamisms and the decivilising processes of globalisation /$rAZZA M.KARAM -- $tchapter 5 The spectacle of modernity -- $tchapter 6 Development discourse and its subversion -- $tchapter 7 On the anticipation of violence -- $tchapter 8 At the frontiers of the modern state in post-war Guatemala /$rFINN STEPPUTAT -- $tchapter 9 Vital force, avenging spirits and zombies -- $tchapter 10 Consuming modernity: mutational processes of change /$rALBERTO ARCE -- $tchapter 11 Exploring local/global transformations. 330 $aWhile the diffusion of modernity and the spread of development schemes may bring prosperity, optimism and opportunity for some, for others it has brought poverty, a deterioration in quality of life and has given rise to violence. This collection brings an anthropological perspective to bear on understanding the diverse modernities we face in the contemporary world. It provides a critical review of interpretations of development and modernity, supported by rigorous case studies from regions as diverse as Guatemala, Sri Lanka, West Africa and contemporary Europe. Together, the chapters in this volume demonstrate the crucial importance of looking to ethnography for guidance in shaping development policies. Ethnography can show how people's own agency transforms, recasts and complicates the modernities they experience. The contributors argue that explanations of change framed in terms of the dominantdiscourses and institutions of modernity are inadequate, and that we give closer attention to discourses, images, beliefs and practices that run counter to these yet play a part in shaping them and giving them meaning. Anthropology, Development and Modernities deals with the realities of people's everyday lives and dilemmas. It is essential reading for students and scholars in anthropology, sociology and development studies. It should also be read by all those actively involved in development work. 606 $aApplied anthropology$zDeveloping countries 606 $aRural development$zDeveloping countries 606 $aSocial change$zDeveloping countries 606 $aViolence$zDeveloping countries 607 $aDeveloping countries$xSocial policy 607 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy 615 0$aApplied anthropology 615 0$aRural development 615 0$aSocial change 615 0$aViolence 676 $a306/.091724 701 $aArce$b Alberto$f1952-$0958990 701 $aLong$b Norman$0145406 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910208842503321 996 $aAnthropology, development, and modernities$92172747 997 $aUNINA