In the Way of Development | Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization

Mario Blaser (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1842771922 / ISBN 13: 9781842771921

Published by Bloomsbury 3PL, 2004

In the Way of Development | Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization | Mario Blaser (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2004 | Bloomsbury 3PL | EAN 9781842771921 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 129747951

Synopsis:

A collaboration between indigenous leaders, social activists and scholars from a wide range of disciplines, In the Way of Development explores the current situation of indigenous peoples enmeshed in the remorseless expansion of the modern economy.

The volume assembles a rich diversity of statements, case studies and wider thematic explorations all starting with indigenous peoples as actors, not victims. The accounts come primarily from North America, but include also studies from South America, and the former Soviet Union.

In the Way of Development shows how the boundaries between indigenous peoples' organizations, civil society, the state, markets, development and the environment are ambiguous and constantly changing. This fact makes local political agency possible, but also, ironically, opens the possibility of undermining it.

About the Author:

Mario. E. Blaser is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Harvey Feit is Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University in Canada. He has published widely, and served as President of the Canadian Anthropology Society and founding Chair of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University.

Glenn McRae is an applied anthropologist who has worked extensively throughout the United States, India, South Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America as an environmental consultant. He has worked extensively with advocacy organizations on environmental health issues, and continues his research on the transnational connections between local social movements in United States and those around the globe.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In the Way of Development | Indigenous ...
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu