Anthropology and Development by Jean-Pierre Oliver De-Sardan
De Sardan reasserts the relevance of mainstream anthropology to development and argues that contemporary development should be the main theme of modern anthropological research. Much of the empirical material is drawn from Africa.
'A subtle, wide-ranging argument for a productive tension between the development industry and its critics on behalf of its ultimate subjects' James C. Scott, Yale University 'This is a lucid, thoroughly researched and brilliantly argued book.' Achille Mbembe, author of On the Postcolony 'Olivier de Sardan tackles two sets of vested interests head-on but, more than that, he offers a resolution both might find appealing and neither can afford to ignore.' Richard Fardon, University of London 'Olivier de Sardan throws a long-needed intellectual bridge over the big canyon separating European and American development anthropologies.' Michael M. Cernea, World Bank and George Washington University 'Condenses several decades of research into an accessible and well-referenced textbook that provides provoking insights into the anthropology of development.' 'Highly reflexive and full of wit.' 'A brilliant book that triggers many questions ... While not everything Olivier de Sardan writes is new, it has rarely been formulated more lucidly and to the point.' Development and Change
Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan is Professor of Anthropology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Marseilles and Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842774175 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842774174 |
| Title | Anthropology and Development |
| Author | Jean-Pierre Oliver De-Sardan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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