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Bewitching development [[electronic resource] ] : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya / / James Howard Smith
| Bewitching development [[electronic resource] ] : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya / / James Howard Smith |
| Autore | Smith James Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Collana | Chicago studies in practices of meaning |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Rites and ceremonies Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Economic development - Kenya - Taita Hills |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-16644-1
9786613809513 0-226-76459-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya -- I still exist! Taita historicity -- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass -- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home -- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual -- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child -- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development -- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452694803321 |
Smith James Howard
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bewitching development [[electronic resource] ] : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya / / James Howard Smith
| Bewitching development [[electronic resource] ] : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya / / James Howard Smith |
| Autore | Smith James Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Collana | Chicago studies in practices of meaning |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Rites and ceremonies Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Economic development - Kenya - Taita Hills |
| Soggetto non controllato | witches, witchcraft, anthropology, anthropological, kenya, kenyan, african, africa, development, imperialism, imperial, colonialism, colonial, neoliberal, neoliberalism, political, politics, government, governing, economics, economy, ethnography, ethnographic, wataita, magic, morality, morals, occult, occultism, diversity, witch doctors, postcolonial, postcolonialism, taita hills, social live, customs, ceremonies, reinvention, miscommunication, living standards |
| ISBN |
1-282-16644-1
9786613809513 0-226-76459-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya -- I still exist! Taita historicity -- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass -- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home -- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual -- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child -- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development -- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779354003321 |
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Smith James Howard
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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