Development A Cultural Studies Reader

Development studies has tended to neglect culture as a factor in development processes. This book of readings redresses the balance, gathering together some of the most influential contributions that reflect on the relationship between culture and development. It traces the evolution of the debate,...

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Other Authors: Schech, Susanne (Editor), Haggis, Jane (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2002
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Summary:Development studies has tended to neglect culture as a factor in development processes. This book of readings redresses the balance, gathering together some of the most influential contributions that reflect on the relationship between culture and development. It traces the evolution of the debate, from viewing culture simply as an attribute of societies undergoing development to exploring how development itself operates as a cultural process.
Physical Description:xxiii, 364 pages 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780631219163 (hbk)
0631219161 (hbk)
063121917X (pbk)