{"product_id":"doing-development-in-west-africa-9780822361763","title":"Doing Development in West Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique collection contains essays by Duke University undergraduates in which they recount their experiences initiating small research and development projects in Togo. Of interest to students and teachers involved in service learning and study abroad, \u003ci\u003eDoing Development in West Africa\u003c\/i\u003e provides a relatable and intimate look into student-initiated development projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Students are refreshingly candid about the nature and multitude of problems they faced and the need to scale back their expectations. As Piot notes, development is hard work. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- S. Paul * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDoing Development in West Africa\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes an impressive practical and scholarly accomplishment. . . . Contributions and challenges, strengths and limitations, joys and frustrations find articulate and compelling voices in this forthright treatment of selected small-scale student projects undertaken over the past eight years.\" -- Peter H. Koehn * Journal of Modern African Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDoing Development in West Africa\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable book for courses in international development, African studies, and development anthropology, and provides good 'hands-on' guidance for students preparing for summer projects in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. While written for undergraduates, the book also provides important lessons for development practitioners who often fail to appreciate the importance of local context, history, and knowledge systems, and then wonder why their development efforts go awry.\" -- Peter D. Little * African Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an unusual and unusually useful volume. . . . Clearly, this little volume can be used to advantage not only in courses on development but also in applied anthropology and qualitative methods courses.\" -- Constance deRoche * General Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Charles Piot  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Personal Reflections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Students Reflect \/ Stephanie Rotolo, Allie Middleton, Kelly Andrejko, Benjamin Ramsey, Maria Cecilia Romano  19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Research Articles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Social Life of Medicine \/ Allie Middleton  43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Biomedicine and Traditional Healing \/ Stephanie Rotolo  67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rural Medicines in an Urban Setting \/ Kelly Andrejko  83\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Village Health Insurance \/ Cheyenne Allenby  99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Youth Migration \/ Maria Cecilia Romano  113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cyber Village \/ Connor Cotton  137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Computer Classes \/ Sarah Zimmerman  153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Microfinancing Teens \/ Emma Smith  165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Farendé Writers' Society \/ Caitlin Moyles  187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \/ Charles Piot  205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index  213","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406096965975,"sku":"9780822361763","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822361763.jpg?v=1730494515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doing-development-in-west-africa-9780822361763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}