Development Discourse and Global History From colonialism to the sustainable development goals
The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' and the rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time.Development Discourse and Global History uses the archaeological and genealogical methods of Michel Foucault to trace the origins of develo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, United States :
Routledge
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433688006719 |
| Summary: | The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' and the rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time.Development Discourse and Global History uses the archaeological and genealogical methods of Michel Foucault to trace the origins of development discourse back to late colonialism and notes the significant discontinuities that led to the establishment of a new discourse and its accompanying industry. This book goes on to describe the contestations, appropriations and transformations of the concept. It shows how some of the trends in development |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781315753782 9781317622154 9781317622147 |
