Development Anthropology: Encounters in the Real World

By Riall Nolan

Book Overview

"Students will really appreciate this book. It has a rare combination of humor, clarity, exceptional writing, and, above all, a precision in outlining skills and knowledge for practice. As a professional, I learned much that will be useful to me." --Alexander M. Ervin, University of Saskatchewan "At last, a textbook on development anthropology that is comprehensive, clearly written, and up-to-date Nolan provides an exceptionally useful framework for analyzing development projects, carefully illustrated with mini-case studies." --Linda Stone, Washington State University "Nolan's book should be a backpack staple for the practitioner of grassroots development." --Jan Knippers Black, Monterey Institute of International Studies Development Anthropology is a detailed examination of anthropology's many uses in international development projects. Written from a practitioner's standpoint and containing numerous examples and case studies, the book provides students with a comprehensive overview of what development anthropologists do, how they do it, and what problems they encounter in their work. The book outlines the evolution of both applied anthropology and international development and their involvement with each other throughout the latter half of the twentieth century. It focuses on how development projects work and how anthropology is used in project design, implementation, and evaluation. The final section of the book considers how both development and anthropology must change in order to become more effective. An appendix provides practical advice to students considering a career in development anthropology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813309840
• ISBN13: 9780813309842
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Must Have!

Must have for economists interested in views other than economic development theory. It presents a very good model as to why development failed in several parts of the world, and Africa especially. The author supports his arguments with data, and shows how failure of economic development projects stem from the mistakes in designing the project on the ground. This book changed the way I look at economic theory and recommend it to anthropologists (I am sure they read it already!), and teachers who teach research methods at the graduate level. Take a peak inside and see for yourself!