Humane Development: Participation and Change Among the Sadama of Ethiopia - Couverture souple

Hamer, John H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0817356169 ISBN 13 : 9780817356163

Editeur : University Alabama Press, 2010

Synopsis

Seeks to show that the Sadama are a people quite adaptable to change on their own terms

Humane Development seeks to show that the Sadama are a people quite adaptable to change on their own terms. According to their narrative history and from what is know from documents in recent times, individuals have often taken risks that have sometimes favored and at other times gone against the enhancement of their lifestyle.

Certainly people can, as the experience of the Sadama shows, effectively participate in change at the local level. They bring a vast experience to the challenge of choosing, and also a knowledge of the relationship between their environment, tools, and organization that has enabled them to survive through the millennia. When people are permitted to draw upon their heritage in making choices, they approach the changing situation with confidence. More­over, the opportunity to choose among alternatives, rather than being subjected to an externally made choice, maximizes the possibility for innovation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John H. Hamer is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Alabama Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817356169
• ISBN 13: 9780817356163
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
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