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Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge

Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge

by David Lewis (Contributor), David Lewis (Contributor), Katy Gardner (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

Through detailed case studies and the issues raised by them, Gardner and Lewis outline key social issues and problems of development, and conclude that anthropological perspectives can contribute positively to development policy and practice.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: 1st Edition
 Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 01 May 1996
ISBN 10: 0745307477
ISBN 13: 9780745307473

Media Reviews
An excellent book to use as a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ... [It] can help to ameliorate the despair which students of development often feel. ---LSE Magazine An excellent teaching manual ... It is definitely a book to read. ---L'Homme I very much enjoyed reading this book. It is clear and well-written and guides the reader easily through some quite complex arguments. ---Social Development Newsletter A must for anybody interested in human development. ---Journal of Social Sciences (India)
A well-crafted, sensitive, reflective and constructive book. It is highly recommended.' --Development Policy Review ' A comprehensive overview of the history of development and anthropology's relationship to it, including a discussion of applied anthropology - a branch often ignored by anthropologists working within academe.' --Journal of Peace Research
Author Bio
Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and is the author of several books including Global Migrants, Local Lives: Travel and Transformation in Rural Bangladesh (1995) and Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012). David Lewis is Professor of Social Policy and Development in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics. He is the author of Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society (2012) and co-editor of The Aid Effect (Pluto, 2005).