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  • An Analysis of Clifford Geertz's The Interpretation of Cultures

    Selected Essays

    by Abena Dadze-Arthur ...
    Series series The Macat Library
    Clifford Geertz has been called ‘the most original anthropologist of his generation’ – and this reputation rests largely on the huge contributions to the methodology and approaches of anthropological interpretation that he outlined in The Interpretation of Cultures.The centrality of interpretative skills to anthropology is uncontested: in a subject that is all about understanding mankind, and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Politics of Democratic Backsliding

    Bureaucratic and Political Relationships in Emerging and Developing Countries

    Edited by Frank L.K. Ohemeng, Joseph R.A. Ayee, Abena Frimpoma Dadze-Arthur ...
    The elections of Boris Johnson in the UK and Donald Trump in the US, along with the authoritarian tendencies of some leaders in the Global South, have shaken the foundations of democracy. These leaders see democratic institutions as obstacles to populist ideas, sparking debates and disregard for democratic norms. Known as democratic backsliding, this concerning trend has grown since the late 20th ... Read more

    $124.99 CAD

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    The Macat Analysis of Clifford Geertz'sThe Interpretation of Cultures

    by Abena Dadze-Arthur ...
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    1 hour 58 min

    Up to the mid 20th century, generations of anthropologists had imported their own value systems into their work, regardless of where they were studying. Indigenous cultures were almost always judged to fall short in some manner offering justification for colonization in the name of ‘civilizing natives.’ By the second half of the twentieth century, however, scholars had begun to question such ... Read more

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  • Global Public Governance

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    by Sorpong Peou ...
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  • Ideology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Freeden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores ... Read more

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  • Understanding Development

    by Paul Hopper ...
    Understanding Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the multidimensional and evolving nature of international development in the contemporary world. This new edition has been fully revised and expanded to incorporate the key events, trends and debates that are shaping development today, such as humanitarianism and the global refugee crisis, the growing number of fragile states, and ... Read more

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  • The Sociology of Globalization

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  • Questions of Travel

    Postmodern Discourses of Displacement

    by Caren Kaplan, Stanley Fish, Fredric Jameson ...
    Series series Post-Contemporary Interventions
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  • Theories and Practices of Development

    by Katie Willis ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
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  • Cultural Theory

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    by Philip Smith, Alexander Riley ...
    This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of studyUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the fieldIncludes additional ... Read more

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  • Globalization's Contradictions

    Geographies of Discipline, Destruction and Transformation

    Edited by Dennis Conway, Nik Heynen ...
    Since the 1980s, globalization and neoliberalism have brought about a comprehensive restructuring of everyone’s lives. People are being ‘disciplined’ by neoliberal economic agendas, ‘transformed’ by communication and information technology changes, global commodity chains and networks, and in the Global South in particular, destroyed livelihoods, debilitating impoverishment, disease pandemics, ... Read more

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