Anthropology, Development and Modernities: Exploring Discourse, Counter-Tendencies and Violence - Couverture souple

Arce, Alberto; Long, Norman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 041520500X ISBN 13 : 9780415205009

Editeur : Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

Anthropology, Development and Modernities This book provides a critical review of the varied interpretations of modernity and development supported by original case studies from the Netherlands, the former USSR, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Guatemala. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 041520500X
• ISBN 13: 9780415205009
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252