Anthropology, development, and modernities : exploring discourses, counter-tendencies, and violence / / edited by Alberto Arce and Norman Long

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 231 p
• Disciplina: 306/.091724
• Soggetto topico: Applied anthropology - Developing countries; Rural development - Developing countries; Social change - Developing countries; Violence - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Social policy; Developing countries Economic policy
• Altri autori: ArceAlberto <1952-> LongNorman
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 Reconfiguring modernity and development from an anthropological perspective / ALBERTO ARCE -- chapter 2 Creating or regulating development -- chapter 3 Modernisation without the market? -- chapter 4 Islamisms and the decivilising processes of globalisation / AZZA M.KARAM -- chapter 5 The spectacle of modernity -- chapter 6 Development discourse and its subversion -- chapter 7 On the anticipation of violence -- chapter 8 At the frontiers of the modern state in post-war Guatemala / FINN STEPPUTAT -- chapter 9 Vital force, avenging spirits and zombies -- chapter 10 Consuming modernity: mutational processes of change / ALBERTO ARCE -- chapter 11 Exploring local/global transformations.
• Sommario/riassunto: While 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Anthropology, development, and modernities
• ISBN: 1-134-62842-0; 1-134-62843-9; 0-415-20499-2; 1-280-06666-0; 0-203-45089-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910208842503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II