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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Anthropology of Development"”.
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The energization of KwaBhaza : a case study in rural energy and development
Energization can be described as a form of integrated energy delivery. In the case of the KwaBhaza Pilot Project, PV and LPGas were combined. in a package and offered to rural households. While the approach to off-grid electrification and distributed energy services tends to emphasise the technical …
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Moral natures: the convergence of imagined futures around a national park in Uganda
This dissertation takes the case study of Kibale National Park in Uganda and analyzes different actors’ moral negotiations to understand how well-intended improvement schemes in the fields of conservation and development can lead to oppressive governance and the strengthening of centralized …
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Enacting “Technology” and Everything Else: Gendered Practices and the System of Crop Intensification
<p>This dissertation is a qualitative examination of the functioning of a rural</p> <p>development project in a Himalayan region of India, with a special focus on a</p> <p>particular project activity centred around an agro-ecological method of crop</p> <p>production, the System of Crop …
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Epistemic entanglements in an age of universals: literacy, libraries and children's stories in rural Malawi
This thesis examines the spread and impact of the universal of literacy in rural Malawi, through the lens of globally circulating Anglophone children’s story books and the emergence of village libraries. While Africa in the twenty-first century is being seen as an emerging global player, many …