Anthropology and Development - Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext An exploration of anthropological perspectives on the cultures, moralities and politics of the world of aid and development. 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. 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.

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• Authors: Richard Axelby, Richard (School of Oriental and African Studies Axelby, Axelby Richard, Emma Crewe, Emma (School of Oriental and African Studie Crewe, Emma (School of Oriental and African Studies Crewe, Emma Axelby Crewe, Crewe Emma, CREWE EMMA AXELBY RICHARD
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107005921
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00592-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Globalization, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies