{"product_id":"decolonizing-development-colonial-power-and-the-maya-hardback-9781405157056","title":"Decolonizing Development; Colonial Power and the Maya (Hardback) 9781405157056","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDecolonizing Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eColonial Power and the Maya\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on philosophy and political theory and a close study of Belize, Wainwright provides a startlingly original reading of development and its others. He shows how recognizing the national territoriality of developmental discourses highlights oft-overlooked continuities between colonialism and globalization, and forces us to reconsider the relation between metropolitan capitalism and its contestations.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEric Sheppard\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Joel Wainwright has produced a wide-ranging and penetrating critique of development in Belize, which puts empirical meat on the bones of postcolonial, critical, and discursive theories. Sophisticated and deeply researched, this case study will have broad appeal. It speaks to the political and economic problems of indigenous people, and to the way these troubles are intertwined with the academic obsession with studying these groups.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRichard Wilk\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoel Wainwright (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405157056, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 January 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.608 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wainwright is to be applauded for marshalling his considerable intellectual skills to advancing our understanding of Maya colonial experiences (past and present) in the confines of Belize.\" (\u003ci\u003eSocial \u0026amp; Cultural Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Theoretically sophisticated.... It has some important things to say that are relevant to both scholars and practitioners concerned with development practices in the South today.\" (\u003ci\u003eGeographical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Culture studies sometimes receive a hasty, often incoherent introduction.... Fortunately, this book is an exception. Wainwright provides a meticulous and actually readable explanation of the culture studies 'manifesto.' One of the interesting issues discussed was the Mayas' 'development' into settled farming, as opposed to their original milpa (i.e., slash and bum) agriculture. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology (Honors of the CAPE specialty group (Cultural and Political Ecology))\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Development\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the ways colonialism shaped the modern world by analyzing the relationship between colonialism and development as forms of power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on novel interpretations of postcolonial and Marxist theory and applied to original research data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAmply supplemented with maps and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn intriguing and invaluable resource for scholars of postcolonialism, development, geography, and the Maya\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Colonizing the Maya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The territorialization of southern Belize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The matter of the Maya farm system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An archaeology of Mayanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Aporias of development.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. From colonial to development knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Settling: fieldwork in the ruins of development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Finishing the critique of cultural ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437778956568,"sku":"9781405157056","price":56.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405157056.jpg?v=1784939741","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/decolonizing-development-colonial-power-and-the-maya-hardback-9781405157056","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}