{"product_id":"9781783605842","title":"Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization : Social Movements and Critical Perspectives","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopment studies is in a state of flux. A new generation of scholars has come to reject what was once regarded as accepted wisdom, and increasingly regard development and globalization as part of a continuum with colonialism, premised on the same reductionist assumption that progress and growth are objective facts that can be fostered, measured, assessed and controlled. Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches, this book explores the ways in which social movements in the Global South are rejecting Western-centric notions of development and modernization, as well as creating their own alternatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy assessing development theories from the perspective of subaltern groups and movements, the contributors posit a new notion of development 'from below', one in which these movements provide new ways of imagining social transformation, and a way out of the 'developmental dead end' that has so far characterized post-development approaches. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e therefore represents a radical break with the prevailing narrative of modernization, and points to a bold new direction for development studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an important book that tackles multiple issues around the meaning and nature of development.” —\u003ci\u003eGender and Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Centres Indigenous critiques to inject new urgency into debates over development and globalization, as resurgent social movements question modernity itself.” —\u003ci\u003eClare Land, author of Decolonizing Solidarity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A moving and inspiring book which demands to be read.” —\u003ci\u003eJim Crowther, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This excellent volume discusses and debunks dominant discourses of \"development\" from a southern, subaltern and decolonising perspective. This is a much needed book – emancipatory in conception, grassroots-oriented, inspiring and revealing!” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Mayo, author of Politics of Indignation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Offers a significant new perspective on the generation of alternative knowledges in local encounters of global processes.” —\u003ci\u003ePhilip McMichael, Cornell University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781783605842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40780880412878,"sku":"9781783605842","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f6162c12-c250-4ed1-a4b0-f8f24ad837f8.jpg?v=1642229457","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781783605842","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}