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Author Biography: Norman Long works in the Rural Development Sociology Group at Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. He is the author of An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development (Routledge, 1977) and co-editor of Anthropology, Development & Modernities (Routledge, 1999).
Learn how use oil paints with this clear and simple guide.
Accomplished artist and teacher Norman Long explains all the basics
and shows you how to master this versatile, vibrant medium so you
can produce beautiful paintings full of life and color. Oils has a
handy front section covering all the practical stuff, from choosing
the right materials to essential techniques. 10 step-by-step
tutorials each broken down into key stages range of subject matter
from still life to landscapes to figures clear step-by-step
photography and instructions includes special features on painting
people, painting outdoors and composition tips and practical advice
to help make the most of your paints
Author Biography: Norman Long works in the Rural Development Sociology Group at Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. He is the author of An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development (Routledge, 1977) and co-editor of Anthropology, Development & Modernities (Routledge, 1999).
Author Biography: Alberto Arce and Norman Long are both based in the Department of Sociology at Wageningen University in the the Netherlands. Alberto Arce's research focuses on agricultural and environmental issues. Norman Long has developed an actor-oriented and interface approach to studying development and social change. Both have published widely.
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 dominantdiscourses 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.
This unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary
processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China.
The expert contributors combine a critical review of current
theoretical viewpoints and global debates with a series of case
studies that document the specificities of China?s pathways to
change. Central issues focus on the dynamics of state?peasant
encounters; the diversification of labour and livelihoods;
out-migration and the blurring of rural and urban scenarios; the
significance of issues of ?value? and ?capital? and their gender
implications; land ownership and sustainable resource management;
struggles between administrative cadres and local actors; and the
dilemmas of ?participatory? development.Rural Transformations and
Development ? China in Context will prove a fascinating and
stimulating read for academics and researchers in the areas of
Asian studies, development and agriculture, and public policy.
This volume traces the development of the central highlands, one of
Peru's major mining regions. It draws on extensive fieldwork
carried out in Peru between 1970 and 1982, spanning a reforming
military government, reaction and a return to civilian politics
under Belaunde. Through historical material combined with field
studies of villages and of the major town of the region, Huancayo,
the book examines the economic and cultural processes underlying
the 'progressive' reputation of the region in Peru and in the
literature on development. Since the major enterprise of the
region, the Cerro de Pasco Mining Corporation, was, until the
1970s, foreign owned, a persisting theme is the type of economic
growth associated with and the distortions produced by, foreign
capitalist economic enclaves on predominantly peasant economies.
The political consequences are examined, showing the weakness of
regional interest groups and the failure of contemporary regional
development policies.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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This book brings together the research into regional development
and social change carried out in highland Peru by a team of British
and Latin American social anthropologists and sociologists. The
area studied-the Mantaro Valley of central Peru-is one of the most
densely populated and economically differentiated of highland
zones; it is also notable for its community-based forms of
cooperation and its high level of peasant political activity. The
book presents a series of case studies that examine cooperative
forms of organization in relation to developments in the regional
economy and to changes in national policy. The analysis attempts to
avoid interpreting local processes merely as responses to
externally initiated change. It stresses instead the need to
consider the interplay of local and national forces, because local
groups and processes themselves affect the pattern of regional and
national development. The case studies cover a range of political
and economic topics, from peasant movements to the achievements and
shortcomings of government-sponsored agricultural and manufacturing
cooperatives. The concluding chapter, by the editors, explores the
theoretical implications of these studies.
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