Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization

Kapoor, D.; Caouette, D. Ed(s): Caouette, Dominique; Kapoor, Dip

ISBN 10: 1783605855 / ISBN 13: 9781783605859

Published by Zed Books Ltd, 2015

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This collection examines the ways in which social movements in the Global South are rejecting the prevailing narratives of globalization and providing new ways of imagining social change. In the process, it opens up a radical new direction for development studies. Editor(s): Caouette, Dominique; Kapoor, Dip. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482. . 2015. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization
• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783605855
• ISBN 13: 9781783605859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Development studies is in a state of flux. A new generation of scholars has come to reject what was once regarded as accepted wisdom, and increasingly regard development and globalization as part of a continuum with colonialism, premised on the same reductionist assumption that progress and growth are objective facts that can be fostered, measured, assessed and controlled. Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches, this book explores the ways in which social movements in the Global South are rejecting Western-centric notions of development and modernization, as well as creating their own alternatives.

By assessing development theories from the perspective of subaltern groups and movements, the contributors posit a new notion of development 'from below', one in which these movements provide new ways of imagining social transformation, and a way out of the 'developmental dead end' that has so far characterized post-development approaches. Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization therefore represents a radical break with the prevailing narrative of modernization, and points to a bold new direction for development studies.

About the Author

Dip Kapoor is a professor in international development education at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is also a board member at the Center for Research and Development Solidarity (CRDS), an organisation in Odisha, India which advocates for peasant and Adivasi-Dalit communities. His previous books include NGOization (Zed 2013) as well as the edited collections Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization (Zed 2015) and Against Colonization and Rural Dispossession (Zed 2017).