Pursuing Alternative Development: Indigenous People, Ethnic Organization and Agency

Pursuing Alternative Development: Indigenous People, Ethnic Organization and Agency

M. Saiful Islam
$54.99
Publication Date: September 24th, 2015
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
9781137572097
Pages:
143

Description

Drawing upon ethnographic descriptions of three grassroots ethnic organizations, which work for indigenous peoples in promoting economic livelihood, education and strive for social justice, this book investigates the possibilities and challenges of alternative development.

About the Author

M. Saiful Islam is an anthropologist and assistant professor of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was the former Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University Brunei Darussalam. His research interests include alternative development; cultural dimensions of health and illness; health, environment and sustainable development; migration and gender.