TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olivier de Sardan,Jean-Pierre
TI  - Anthropology and development: understanding contemporary social change 
SN  - 1842774166
AV  - GN397.7.A35 O4413 2004
U1  - 303.4096 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Zed Books
KW  - Applied anthropology
KW  - Africa
KW  - Social change
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index; Introduction : the three approaches in the anthropology of development -- Socio-anthropology of development : some preliminary statements -- Anthropology, sociology, Africa, and development : a brief historical overview -- A renewal of anthropology? -- Stereotypes, ideologies, and conceptions -- Is an anthropology of innovation possible? -- Developmentist populism and social science populism : ideology, action, knowledge -- Relations of production and modes of economic action -- Development projects and social logic -- Popular knowledge and scientific and technical knowledge -- Mediations and brokerage -- Arenas and strategic games -- Conclusion : the dialogue between social scientists and developers
N2  - "This book re-establishes the relevance of mainstream anthropological (and sociological) approaches to development processes and simultaneously recognizes that contemporary development ought to be anthropology's principal area of study. The introduction provides a thought-provoking examination of the principal new approaches that have emerged in the discipline during the 1990s. Part I then makes clear the complexity of social change and development, and the ways in which socio-anthropology can measure up to the challenge of this complexity. Part II looks more closely at some of the leading variables involved in the development process, including relations of production; the logics of social action; the nature of knowledge; forms of mediation; and "political" strategies."--Publisher description
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol059/2003047931.html
ER  -