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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... specific theoretical import that is worth serious attention . If there are different versions of modernity , what is the best way to identify them ? Clearly , a great deal depends on the level at which we consider a difference to be ...
... specific theoretical import that is worth serious attention . If there are different versions of modernity , what is the best way to identify them ? Clearly , a great deal depends on the level at which we consider a difference to be ...
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... specific , or the different , we no longer view the local as a site of purity , where difference emerges to haunt tales of global uniformity and homogenization . Localities exist not because of something innate within a particular site ...
... specific , or the different , we no longer view the local as a site of purity , where difference emerges to haunt tales of global uniformity and homogenization . Localities exist not because of something innate within a particular site ...
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... specific context . This re- quires close attention to how becoming ' developed ' and ' modern ' is associated with gendered shifts in subjectivity when people participate in particular development initiatives . Here , I explore how ...
... specific context . This re- quires close attention to how becoming ' developed ' and ' modern ' is associated with gendered shifts in subjectivity when people participate in particular development initiatives . Here , I explore how ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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