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Beyond the state in rural Uganda /
In this innovative study, Ben Jones argues that scholars too often assume that the state is the most important force behind change in local political communities in Africa. Studies look to the state, and to the impact of government reforms, as ways of understanding processes of development and chang...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | International African library ;
39. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this innovative study, Ben Jones argues that scholars too often assume that the state is the most important force behind change in local political communities in Africa. Studies look to the state, and to the impact of government reforms, as ways of understanding processes of development and change. Using the example of Uganda, regarded as one of Africa's few "success stories", Jones chronicles the insignificance of the state and the marginal impact of Western development agencies. Extensive ethnographic fieldwork in a Ugandan village reveals that it is churches, the village court, and organizations based on family and kinships obligations that represent the most significant sites of innovation and social transformation. Groundbreaking and critical in turn, Beyond the State offers a new anthropological perspective on how to think about processes of social and political change in poorer parts of the world. It should appeal to anyone interested in African development. Key Features Offers a new approach to studying development and change Gives a fresh perspective on Christianity in Africa Looks at problems of international development assistance Provides a rich ethnographic rural study from east Africa |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748636679 0748636676 9780748635184 0748635181 9780748652990 074865299X |