| Postcolonial Geography Contributor(s): Mohan, Giles (Author), Stokke, Kristian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761966315 ISBN-13: 9780761966319 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 Annotation: Development, Space, Power is a critical introduction to the politics of ?development?. Illustrated throughout with contextualized case studies, the work fuses theoretical perspectives from postcolonial theory and political economy to present a culturally informed analysis of the Third World. Organized in three integrated sections - Historicising the Third World in Global Politics; Rethinking the Third World State; and Rethinking Civil Society - the work focuses on historical, political and cultural debates. Key themes discussed include: imperialism and postcolonialism, modernisation and globalisation; diaspora and identity; the state; social movements; subjectification and cultures of resistance. Offering a spatial analysis of postcolonial politics, Development, Space, Power will be required reading for upper-level modules in human geography, politics, development studies, and related disciplines. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 338.900 |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Development, Space, Power is a critical introduction to the politics of ′development′. Illustrated throughout with contextualized case studies, the work fuses theoretical perspectives from postcolonial theory and political economy to present a culturally informed analysis of the Third World. Organized in three integrated sections - Historicising the Third World in Global Politics; Rethinking the Third World State; and Rethinking Civil Society - the work focuses on historical, political and cultural debates. Key themes discussed include: imperialism and postcolonialism, modernisation and globalisation; diaspora and identity; the state; social movements; subjectification and cultures of resistance. Offering a spatial analysis of postcolonial politics, Development, Space, Power will be required reading for upper-level modules in human geography, politics, development studies, and related disciplines. |
