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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... environmental change are part of a struggle over state ( or inter- national ) resources and institutional legitimacy . Work on the dominating discourses of environmental degradation , scarcity , or deforestation illustrates this . A ...
... environmental change are part of a struggle over state ( or inter- national ) resources and institutional legitimacy . Work on the dominating discourses of environmental degradation , scarcity , or deforestation illustrates this . A ...
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... environmental discourse . This is fol- lowed by an exploration of the politics of control that dominates local discourses of environmental change . Using the case study of a local forester , the third section examines the position of ...
... environmental discourse . This is fol- lowed by an exploration of the politics of control that dominates local discourses of environmental change . Using the case study of a local forester , the third section examines the position of ...
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... environmental change is emerging from the expert community . Desertification and deforestation are de- scribed throughout the region and remediation efforts are central concerns of the manager - state.20 The definitions of environmental ...
... environmental change is emerging from the expert community . Desertification and deforestation are de- scribed throughout the region and remediation efforts are central concerns of the manager - state.20 The definitions of environmental ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in India K. Sivaramakrishnan,Arun Agrawal No preview available - 2003 |
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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 |