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Differentiating Development - Beyond an Anthropology of Critique (Paperback)
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Differentiating Development - Beyond an Anthropology of Critique (Paperback)
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Over the last two decades, anthropological studies have highlighted
the problems of 'development' as a discursive regime, arguing that
such initiatives are paradoxically used to consolidate inequality
and perpetuate poverty. This volume constitutes a timely
intervention in anthropological debates about development, moving
beyond the critical stance to focus on development as a mode of
engagement that, like anthropology, attempts to understand,
represent and work within a complex world. By setting out to
elucidate both the similarities and differences between these
epistemological endeavors, the book demonstrates how the
ethnographic study of development challenges anthropology to
rethink its own assumptions and methods. In particular,
contributors focus on the important but often overlooked
relationship between acting and understanding, in ways that speak
to debates about the role of anthropologists and academics in the
wider world. The case studies presented are from a diverse range of
geographical and ethnographic contexts, from Melanesia to Africa
and Latin America, and ethnographic research is combined with
commentary and reflection from the foremost scholars in the field.
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