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The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics
Tania Murray Li
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Description for The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics
Paperback. Offers an account of development in action. Focusing on experts' attempts to improve landscapes and livelihoods in Indonesia, this title exposes the practices that enable experts to diagnose problems and devise interventions, and the agency of people whose conduct is targeted for reform. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
The Will to Improve is a remarkable account of development in action. Focusing on attempts to improve landscapes and livelihoods in Indonesia, Tania Murray Li carefully exposes the practices that enable experts to diagnose problems and devise interventions, and the agency of people whose conduct is targeted for reform. Deftly integrating theory, ethnography, and history, she illuminates the work of colonial officials and missionaries; specialists in agriculture, hygiene, and credit; and political activists with their own schemes for guiding villagers toward better ways of life. She examines donor-funded initiatives that seek to integrate conservation with development through the participation of ... Read more
The Will to Improve is a remarkable account of development in action. Focusing on attempts to improve landscapes and livelihoods in Indonesia, Tania Murray Li carefully exposes the practices that enable experts to diagnose problems and devise interventions, and the agency of people whose conduct is targeted for reform. Deftly integrating theory, ethnography, and history, she illuminates the work of colonial officials and missionaries; specialists in agriculture, hygiene, and credit; and political activists with their own schemes for guiding villagers toward better ways of life. She examines donor-funded initiatives that seek to integrate conservation with development through the participation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822340270
SKU
V9780822340270
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About Tania Murray Li
Tania Murray Li is Professor of Anthropology and Senior Canada Research Chair in Political Economy and Culture in Asia-Pacific at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Malays in Singapore: Culture, Economy, and Ideology and the editor of Transforming the Indonesian Uplands: Marginality, Power, and Production.
Reviews for The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics
“The Will to Improve is an exceptionally valuable and well-conceived book. It speaks to some of the most significant theoretical discussions of recent years, effectively linking studies of ‘governmentality,’ debates about neoliberalism, and the increasingly rich literature on the social history of colonialism.”—James Ferguson, author of Global Shadows: Africa in the Neoliberal World Order “Magisterially linking the contradictions of peripheral ... Read more