Warenkorb
Kostenloser Versand
Unsere Operationen sind klimaneutral

Anthropology and Development Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Hier klicken, um einen Blick hineinzuwerfen

Anthropology and Development von Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Anthropology and Development Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)


10,99 €
Zustand - Sehr Gut
Nur noch 2

Zusammenfassung

An overview of the insights anthropologists offer on aid and development. The authors uncover the cultures and concepts that shape the way people engage in aid and suggest new moral and political possibilities for an increasingly globalised world.

Anthropology and Development Zusammenfassung

Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

In recent decades international development has grown into a world-shaping industry. But how do aid agencies work and what do they achieve? How does aid appear to the adults and children who receive it? And why has there been so little improvement in the position of the poor? Viewing aid and development from anthropological perspectives gives illuminating answers to questions such as these. This essential textbook reveals anthropologists' often surprising findings and details ethnographic case studies on the cultures of development. The authors use a fertile literature to examine the socio-political organisation of aid communities, agencies and networks, as well as the judgements they make about each other. The everyday practice of development work is about negotiating power and culture, but in vastly different ways in different contexts and for different social groups. Exploring the spaces between policy and practice, success and failure, the future and the past, this book provides a rounded understanding of development work that suggests new moral and political possibilities for an increasingly globalised world.

Anthropology and Development Bewertungen

'[A] lucid and well balanced text that brings anthropological insights to bear on development in an engaging way. It equips the reader to appreciate why bringing about the improvement of the world is no simple matter, and why the analysis of processes, powers, practices, and diverse points of view - the subject matter of anthropology - just cannot be avoided. Bravo!' Tania Li, University of Toronto
'Development is a very complex issue, and social anthropology is best suited to describe this complexity on an empirical basis: this book, by Emma Crewe and Richard Axelby, is a particularly successful and erudite attempt to argue and exemplify such a perspective. It is a remarkable work, which shows that addressing the complexity of the field of development in simple terms is possible, and that the frequent dichotomies and stereotypes of the subject can be overcome.' Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Research Director, CNRS

Über Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Emma Crewe is a Visiting Reader in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies. She has worked as an anthropologist researcher, lecturer and practitioner in international development in South Asia, East Africa and the UK. In her research she explores inequalities, governance and institutions. Richard Axelby is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Anthropology of Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Richard has worked with development and educational NGOs in South Asia and in the UK. He is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: hope and despair; 2. Anthropologists engaged; 3. The social and political organisation of aid and development; 4. The elusive poor; 5. Human rights and cultural fantasies; 6. Hierarchies of knowledge; 7. The moralities of production and exchange; 8. The politics of policy and practice; 9. Imagining the future; Appendix 1. Challenging questions arising from this book.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR005962597
9780521184724
052118472X
Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World Emma Crewe (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Cambridge University Press
2012-10-18
272
N/A
Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Dies ist ein gebrauchtes Buch. Es wurde schon einmal gelesen und weist von der früheren Nutzung Gebrauchsspuren auf. Wir gehen davon aus, dass es im Großen und Ganzen in einem sehr guten Zustand ist. Sollten Sie jedoch nicht vollständig zufrieden sein, setzen Sie sich bitte mit uns in Verbindung.