The Seductions of Community - Emancipations, Oppressions, Quandaries (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The concept of "community" is ubiquitous in the way we talk and think about life in the twentyfirst century. Political and economic projects from rainforest conservation to urban empowerment zones focus on "the community" as the appropriate vehicle and target of change. Some scholars see a decline of community and predict dire social consequences; others criticize the concept itself for its ideological baggage and lack of clear definition. Moving the debate to a deeper level, the contributors to this volume aspire to understand the various ways "community" is deployed and the work it performs in different contexts. They compare the many cases where scholars and activists use "community" generically with instances in which the notion of community is less pervasive or even non-existent. How does a community facilitate governance or capital accumulation? In what ways does it articulate these two forces in local and translocal contexts? What are the unintended consequences of deploying the concept--and what, too, are the potential consequences of criticizing our fascination with it? The essays demonstrate the critical value of using community as the focus of analysis, rather than simply an empty category of heuristic or descriptive convenience.

General

Imprint:	School of American Research Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Release date:	June 2006
Editors:	Gerald W. Creed
Dimensions:	234 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	348
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-930618-68-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
LSN:	1-930618-68-9
Barcode:	9781930618688

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