Culture and Public Action

Culture and Public Action
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 462
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ISBN-10 : 0804747873
ISBN-13 : 9780804747875
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Book Synopsis Culture and Public Action by : Vijayendra Rao

Download or read book Culture and Public Action written by Vijayendra Rao and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Led by Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, the distinguished anthropologists and economists in this book forcefully argue that culture is central to development, and present a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. For further information on the book and related essays, please visit www.cultureandpublicaction.org.


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