{"product_id":"decolonizing-development-colonial-power-and-the-maya-paperback","title":"Decolonizing Development: Colonial Power and the Maya - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Wainwright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostcolonialism 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Wainwright\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.02 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479397364019,"sku":"9781405157063","price":71.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c25oaUFFR3lLWVkwQzJEOXNiY0p5dz09.webp?v=1759687046","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/decolonizing-development-colonial-power-and-the-maya-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}