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9780745307473

Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge

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  • ISBN13:

    9780745307473

  • ISBN10:

    0745307477

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-05-20
  • Publisher: Pluto Press

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Summary

Through detailed case studies and the issues raised by them, Gardner and Lewis outline key social issues and problems of development, and conclude that anthropological perspectives can contribute positively to development policy and practice.

Author Biography

Katy Gardner is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex and is the author of several books including Global Migrants, Local Lives (1995) and Songs at the River’s Edge (Pluto Press, 1997). David Lewis is Lecturer in Social Policy at the London School of Economics. He is author of several books including Trading the Silver Seed (1996) and International Perspectives on Voluntary Action (1999).

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Development jargon
Anthropological jargon
Acronyms
Anthropology, development and the crisis of modernityp. 1
Applying anthropology - an historical backgroundp. 26
The anthropology of developmentp. 50
Subverting the discourse - knowledge and practicep. 77
New directions - practice and changep. 103
Anthropologists within developmentp. 128
Beyond development?p. 153
Notes and Referencesp. 169
Bibliographyp. 174
Indexp. 186
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