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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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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-9910821769603321 |
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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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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
| Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime |
| Autore | Smith James H. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458504603321 |
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Smith James H. <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
| Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime |
| Autore | Smith James H. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Ethnography |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century international relations
africa african studies anthropology connectivity cultural anthropology cultural studies discussion books engaging ethnographic research friendship global africa globalization internet journal entries kenya lively local diners multiplicity of african life new research project pentecostal preachers prophets realistic recorded conversations redemption religion shared emails sorcery transnational witch finders young generation |
| ISBN |
0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791004303321 |
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Smith James H. <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
| Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime |
| Autore | Smith James H. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Ethnography |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century international relations
africa african studies anthropology connectivity cultural anthropology cultural studies discussion books engaging ethnographic research friendship global africa globalization internet journal entries kenya lively local diners multiplicity of african life new research project pentecostal preachers prophets realistic recorded conversations redemption religion shared emails sorcery transnational witch finders young generation |
| ISBN |
0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826573603321 |
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Smith James H. <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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