Differentiating development : beyond an anthropology of critique / / edited by Soumhya Venkatesan and Thomas Yarrow

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 301; 301.0000000000
• Soggetto topico: Applied anthropology; Rural development; Community development; International agencies; International relations
• Altri autori: VenkatesanSoumhya YarrowThomas <1977->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Anthropology and development reconsidered -- pt. 2. Enacting development -- pt. 3. Doing and knowing -- pt. 4. The promise of progress -- pt. 5. Forms and effects.
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last two decades, anthropological studies have highlighted the problems of 'development' as a discursive regime, arguing that such initiatives are paradoxically used to consolidate inequality and perpetuate poverty. This volume constitutes a timely intervention in anthropological debates about development, moving beyond the critical stance to focus on development as a mode of engagement that, like anthropology, attempts to understand, represent and work within a complex world. By setting out to elucidate both the similarities and differences between these epistemological endeavors, th
• Titolo autorizzato: Differentiating development
• ISBN: 1-280-49654-1; 9786613591777; 0-85745-304-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807393203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II