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Book TitleMissionaries Mercenaries and Misfits : an Anthology

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicPoverty & Homelessness, General, Development / Economic Development, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Disasters & Disaster Relief, World / African, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Literary Collections, Business & Economics

AuthorRasna Warah

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal338.96

SynopsisMissionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits is a book that will make us re-imagine our world and our place in it, and force us to reconsider the value of "development" and what it really means to the people of Africa. All the contributors to this anthology approach the notion of development through their own worldviews and experiences: many are convinced that it is time to declare the death of development as an idea, as an ideology, and as an industry. The essays in this book come from various writers, most of whom are either based in East Africa, or are part of its diaspora, or who have worked, often as developmentalists in their own way, within Africa. Consequently, this extremely accessible collection does not attempt the grand sweep, raging aimlessly against the development machine with general complaints that fail to hit their mark. Rather, it is a focused peep into international, regional and local attempts to develop Africa, thereby exposing the reader to a much-needed African perspective on the development industry and why it has failed so miserably in lifting millions of people out of poverty.