1. Discordant developments: an introduction 2. Histories of connection: colonialism, migration and multinationals 3. Material Connections: Resources and Livelihoods in Duniyapur 4. Our Own Poor: Social Connections, ‘Helping’ and Claims to Entitlement 5. Claims of Partnership and Ethical Connection : Chevron’s Programme of ‘Community Engagement’ 6. Rumour and Activism: Politics Break Out 7. Blow Out! Stories of Disconnection and Loss.

Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author of Global Migrants, Local Lives (Oxford University Press, 1995), Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012) and Anthropology and Development (Pluto, 2015).

• Publisher: Wiley
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• Publication Date: April 15, 2011
• Pages: 274
• ISBN13: 9780745331492
• Item Weight: 360 grams
• Original Price: 22.99 GBP
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Paperback