{"product_id":"decolonizing-development-isbn-9781405157056","title":"Decolonizing Development","description":"\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  List 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 \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 \u003cb\u003eJoel Wainwright\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the Ohio State University.  Postcolonialism and political economy are brought together in this groundbreaking book to examine development among the Maya of Belize. \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Development\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the ways colonialism shaped the modern world by analyzing the relationship between colonialism and development. Through close readings of archival texts, maps, and development practices, Joel Wainwright unearths the roots of centuries of struggle over the representation of the Maya and their lands. He traces the shifts in discourses on this pre-Columbian civilization and documents indigenous resistance to the British colonial state.  \u003cp\u003eThe politics of state-led development projects since the 1950s are explored through three case studies: the works of a soil scientist who served the British colonial state in Belize; two agricultural development projects that intended to settle Maya agriculture by improving mechanized rice production; and a 'counter-mapping' project that offers an indigenous view of the geography of southern Belize. Wainwright demonstrates how development – a stage upon which colonial struggles are replayed – sustains the very power inequalities it aims to resolve.\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989032550629,"sku":"NP9781405157056","price":98.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405157056.jpg?v=1761782517","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/decolonizing-development-isbn-9781405157056","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}