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245 10 a| Bewitching development :b| witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya /c| James Howard Smith.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 2008.;

300 a| xv, 269 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Chicago studies in practices of meaning;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.;

505 0 a| Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya -- I still exist! Taita historicity -- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass -- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home -- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual -- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child -- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development -- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards.;

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650 0 a| Taita (African people)x| Rites and ceremonies.=| ^A828227;

650 0 a| Witchcraftz| Kenyaz| Taita Hills.=| ^A15598;

650 0 a| Economic developmentz| Kenyaz| Taita Hills.=| ^A17;

651 0 a| Taita Hills (Kenya)x| Economic conditions.=| ^A915762;

830 0 a| Chicago studies in practices of meaning.=| ^A609855;

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Bewitching development : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya / James Howard Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, James Howard
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description	xv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subjects	Taita (African people)--Social life and customs. Taita (African people)--Rites and ceremonies. Witchcraft--Kenya. --Taita Hills. Economic development--Kenya. --Taita Hills. Taita Hills (Kenya)--Economic conditions.

Series	Chicago studies in practices of meaning Chicago studies in practices of meaning. ^A609855
Contents	Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya -- I still exist! Taita historicity -- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass -- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home -- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual -- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child -- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development -- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.
LCCN	2008000461
ISBN	9780226764573 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226764575 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226764580 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226764583 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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