In Pursuit of Progress - Narratives of Development on a Philippine Island

Informationen zum Autor Hannah C. M. Bulloch is a research fellow in anthropology at The Australian National University. Klappentext Drawing on a decade of ethnographic research on the Philippine island of Siquijor, this volume explores myths, meanings, and practices of development and its counterparts, progress and modernization. It does so not only by considering development as planned, community-wide interventions aimed at society-wide improvements in living standards, but by recognizing that development is personal. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a decade of ethnographic research on the Philippine island of Siquijor! this volume explores myths! meanings! and practices of development and its counterparts! progress and modernization. It does so not only by considering development as planned! community-wide interventions aimed at society-wide improvements in living standards! but by recognizing that development is personal.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah C M Bulloch, Hannah C. M. Bulloch, Hannah C. M./ Chandler Bulloch
• Assisted by: David P Chandler (Editor), David P. Chandler (Editor), Rita Smith Kipp (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780824858865
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-5886-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Mean; Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory; Southeast Asia: Politics, Mean; Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology