Anthropological Perspectives on Local Development: Knowledge and sentiments in conflict

Abram, Simone

ISBN 10: 0415182786 / ISBN 13: 9780415182782

Published by Routledge 1998-09, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anthropological Perspectives on Local Development: Knowledge and sentiments in conflict
• Publisher: Routledge 1998-09
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415182786
• ISBN 13: 9780415182782
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This collection examines the conflicts and realities of development at a local, empirical level. It provides a series of case studies which illuminate the attitudes and actions of all of those involved in local development schemes. The material is drawn from Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. All the contributors use rigorous anthropological methods of analysis to shed light on the place of feelings of personal sentiment and identity in reactions to planned development schemes. In a world where direct action and public protest are routine responses to local development schemes, they show how protesters, developers and politicians often hold very different fundamental views about the environment, society, government and development which go beyond partisan economic and political interests.

About the Author

Simone Abram is a Research Fellow at the University of Cardiff. Jacqueline Waldren is a Research Associate at the Centre for Cross□Cultural Research on Women and a Lecturer-Tutor at Oxford University