The Cultural Dimension of Development (IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development Series)

Slikkerveer, L. Jan; Warren, D. Michael; Brokensha, David

ISBN 10: 1853392642 / ISBN 13: 9781853392641

Published by Practical Action, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cultural Dimension of Development (IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development Series)
• Publisher: Practical Action
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853392642
• ISBN 13: 9781853392641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Presents overwhelming evidence, from a range of disciplines, that local people do know a great deal about their environment. This knowledge must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of development to be both acceptable and effective. Forty six contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and agricultural scientists (among others) in academia and international organizations provide both case study material and general conceptual papers. The interdisciplinary approach of this book makes it an essential tool for those studying indigenous knowledge systems.

About the Author

Professor Dennis Michael Warren was an anthropologist and leading Africanist scholar who taught at Iowa State University from 1972 to1997. Professor Warren was especially interested in indigenous knowledge and rural development in Africa. His interest in indigenous knowledge led him to the study of art, culture, the rural economy and traditional healing in Ghana and Nigeria and to comparative studies of other societies.