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Anti-politics Machine

Name: Anti-politics Machine
Author: James Ferguson

by James Ferguson

1990•Documentary•328 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypoliticalhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious non-fiction book, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Development, it is generally assumed, is good and necessary, and in its name the West has intervened, implementing all manner of projects in the impoverished regions of the world.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPoliticalHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

BureaucracyCase studiesDecentralization in governmentEconomic conditionsPolitics and governmentRural development projectsThaba Tseka Rural Development ProgramLesotho

Details

Author: James Ferguson
Published: 1990
Pages: 328
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Source: Open Library

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