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Bewitching development : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya /
"These days, development inspires scant trust in the West. For critics who condemn centralized efforts to plan African societies as latter day imperialism, such plans too closely reflect their roots in colonial rule and neoliberal economics. But proponents of this pessimistic view often ignore...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Chicago studies in practices of meaning.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya
- I still exist! Taita historicity
- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass
- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home
- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual
- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child
- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development
- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards.