Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge

✍ Scribed by Katy Gardner, David Lewis

Publisher: Pluto Press
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Leaves: 209
Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society Series
Category: Library

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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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