Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in IndiaK. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Agrawal This book advances public and scholarly debates on development and globalization in new directions. It presents carefully developed case studies to show how the subjects of development are shaped by, and actively reshape, development ideas, programs, and projects. The essays in this volume include cross-cultural perspectives from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian diaspora. |
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... environment . is here shown to produce a unique and regional form of modernity . Here , the terms global and local ... environmental transformation is shown to be one not only of development , but of a specific and regional form of ...
... environment . is here shown to produce a unique and regional form of modernity . Here , the terms global and local ... environmental transformation is shown to be one not only of development , but of a specific and regional form of ...
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... environment in crisis . As Sachs observed , ' Nature , when she becomes the object of policy and planning , turns into environ- ment . Now defined as a global problem , a host of solutions attended , ranging from global agreements to ...
... environment in crisis . As Sachs observed , ' Nature , when she becomes the object of policy and planning , turns into environ- ment . Now defined as a global problem , a host of solutions attended , ranging from global agreements to ...
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... environmental man- agement share a common narrative thread . In both cases , the environment is understood to be degraded and in need of rescue . The imperatives of such a task justify interventions , secure funding , and extend control ...
... environmental man- agement share a common narrative thread . In both cases , the environment is understood to be degraded and in need of rescue . The imperatives of such a task justify interventions , secure funding , and extend control ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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Water First: Issues and Challenges for Nations and Communities in South Asia Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt,Robert J Wasson No preview available - 2008 |
Ecological Nationalisms: Nature, Livelihoods, and Identities in South Asia Gunnel Cederl?f,K. Sivaramakrishnan No preview available - 2006 |