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Anthropology, Development and Modernities: Exploring Discourse, Counter-Tendencies and Violence by Norman Long, Alberto Arce (Hardcover, 1999)

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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 dominant discourses 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. Deniz Kandiyoti, Azza M. Karam, Eleanor Fisher, Simon Andrew Long, LSE, UK, James Fairhead, Pradeep Jeganathan, Finn Stepputat, Ineke van Wetering and Paul van Gelder

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415204996
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95010286

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Author
Norman Long, Alberto Arce
Publication Name
Anthropology, Development and Modernities: Exploring Discourse, Counter-Tendencies and Violence
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
248 Pages

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234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
499g

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Alberto Arce, Norman Long
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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