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Art, Culture and International Development - Humanizing social transformation (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,313
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Art, Culture and International Development - Humanizing social transformation (Hardcover): John Clammer

Art, Culture and International Development - Humanizing social transformation (Hardcover)

John Clammer

Series: Rethinking Development

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This innovative book places culture, specifically in the form of the arts, back at the centre of debates in development studies by introducing new ways of conceptualizing art in relation to development. It shows that culture is not simply an explanation of last resort, but is itself a rich, multifaceted and contested concept and set of practices that needs to be expanded, appreciated and applied in fresh ways if it is to be both valued in itself and to be of use in practical development.

The book shows how the arts and development are related in very practical ways as means to achieve development goals through visual, dramatic, filmic and craft-inspired ways. It advocates not so much culture "and "development, but rather for the development "of" culture. Without a cultural content to economic and social transformation the problems found in much development up-rooting of cultures, loss of art forms, languages and modes of expression and performance may only accelerate. Paying attention to the development of the arts as the content of development helps to amend this culturally destructive process. Finally, the book argues for the value of the arts in attaining sustainable cultures, promoting poverty alleviation, encouraging self-empowerment, stimulating creativity and the social imagination, which in turn flow back into wider processes of social transformation.

This book recovers a holistic vision of development that links the more technical, and predominantly economic, aspects of development with humanistic and ecological goals. It is an inspiring read for postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of development studies, cultural studies and sociology of development. "

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Rethinking Development
Release date: November 2014
First published: 2015
Authors: John Clammer
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-02471-7
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
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LSN: 1-138-02471-6
Barcode: 9781138024717

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