{"product_id":"decolonizing-development-9781405157056","title":"Decolonizing Development","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology (Honors of the CAPE specialty group (Cultural and Political Ecology))\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Development\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the ways colonialism shaped the modern world by analyzing the relationship between colonialism and development as forms of power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on novel interpretations of postcolonial and Marxist theory and applied to original research data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAmply supplemented with maps and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn intriguing and invaluable resource for scholars of postcolonialism, development, geography, and the Maya\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wainwright is to be applauded for marshalling his considerable intellectual skills to advancing our understanding of Maya colonial experiences (past and present) in the confines of Belize.\" (\u003ci\u003eSocial \u0026amp; Cultural Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Theoretically sophisticated.... It has some important things to say that are relevant to both scholars and practitioners concerned with development practices in the South today.\" (\u003ci\u003eGeographical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Culture studies sometimes receive a hasty, often incoherent introduction.... Fortunately, this book is an exception. Wainwright provides a meticulous and actually readable explanation of the culture studies 'manifesto.' One of the interesting issues discussed was the Mayas' 'development' into settled farming, as opposed to their original milpa (i.e., slash and bum) agriculture. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Colonizing the Maya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The territorialization of southern Belize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The matter of the Maya farm system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An archaeology of Mayanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Aporias of development.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. From colonial to development knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Settling: fieldwork in the ruins of development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Finishing the critique of cultural ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407890850135,"sku":"9781405157056","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405157056.jpg?v=1730500866","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/decolonizing-development-9781405157056","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}