The Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism

by Marc Edelman (Editor), Angelique Haugerud (Editor)

The Anthropology of Development and Globalization is a collection of readings that provides an unprecedented overview of this field that ranges from the field's classical origins to today's debates about the "magic" of the free market.
Explores the foundations of the anthropology of development, a field newly animated by theories of globalization and transnationalism
Framed by an encyclopedic introduction that will prove indispensable to students and experts alike
Includes readings ranging from Weber and Marx and Engels to contemporary works on the politics of development knowledge, consumption, environment, gender, international NGO networks, the IMF, campaigns to reform the World Bank, the collapse of socialism, and the limits of "post-developmentalism"
Fills a crucial gap in the literature by mingling historical, cultural, political, and economic perspectives on development and globalization
Present a wide range of theoretical approaches and topics

Genres: Anthropology, Politics, Economics

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2004

About the author

Marc Edelman is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, USA, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA. His books include The logic of the latifundio (1992), Peasants against globalization (1999), The anthropology of development and globalization (co-edited 2005), Social democracy in the global periphery (co-authored 2007), Transnational agrarian movements confronting globalization (co-edited 2008), and Global land grabs: history, theory and method (co-edited 2015).

Reviews

[Mikayla Beckman]

another absolutely joyful book from my ed pol class that should be listed as an econ class bc oh my gosh everything I have to read for this class is so mind-numbingly dull and boring. That is it. That is my review.