Katherine Mckinnon (19 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge and values.A former volunteer and development specialist who spent much of her childhood in the region, Katharine McKinnon set out to consider what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. How, she asks, did the highlands come to be seen as needing development? And why did the presence of well-intentioned developers still leave behind so much apparent misery and hardship?Returning to the region to conduct an ethnography of development professionals, McKinnon found that the majority were dedicated to ideals of altruism, emancipation and advocacy for local people, and resigned to the inevitable failures and shortcomings that emerge when development efforts are co-opted by geopolitics.Her book is an account of the everyday efforts and struggles of those who 'do' development - consultants, researchers, government officials, NGO workers and village partners. Taking a critical approach to post-development theory, she argues that politics and ideology are an intrinsic part of development work, and argues that an active engagement with the politics of development is essential for professionals hoping to make a difference.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge and values.A former volunteer and development specialist who spent much of her childhood in the region, Katharine McKinnon set out to consider what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. How, she asks, did the highlands come to be seen as needing development? And why did the presence of well-intentioned developers still leave behind so much apparent misery and hardship?Returning to the region to conduct an ethnography of development professionals, McKinnon found that the majority were dedicated to ideals of altruism, emancipation and advocacy for local people, and resigned to the inevitable failures and shortcomings that emerge when development efforts are co-opted by geopolitics.Her book is an account of the everyday efforts and struggles of those who 'do' development - consultants, researchers, government officials, NGO workers and village partners. Taking a critical approach to post-development theory, she argues that politics and ideology are an intrinsic part of development work, and argues that an active engagement with the politics of development is essential for professionals hoping to make a difference. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge. Here, the author considers what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

235pp, bibliography, index, paperback. ASAA Publications Series. "Development" promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge and values. A former volunteer and development specialist who spent much of her childhood in the region, Katharine McKinnon set out to consider what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. How, she asks, did the highlands come to be seen as needing development? And why did the presence of well-intentioned developers still leave behind so much apparent misery and hardship? Returning to the region to conduct an ethnography of development professionals, McKinnon found that the majority were dedicated to ideals of altruism, emancipation and advocacy for local people, and resigned to the inevitable failures and shortcomings that emerge when development efforts are co-opted by geopolitics. Her book is an account of the everyday efforts and struggles of those who 'do' development - consultants, researchers, government officials, NGO workers and village partners. Taking a critical approach to post-development theory, she argues that politics and ideology are an intrinsic part of development work, and argues that an active engagement with the politics of development is essential for professionals hoping to make a difference.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge and values.A former volunteer and development specialist who spent much of her childhood in the region, Katharine McKinnon set out to consider what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. How, she asks, did the highlands come to be seen as needing development? And why did the presence of well-intentioned developers still leave behind so much apparent misery and hardship?Returning to the region to conduct an ethnography of development professionals, McKinnon found that the majority were dedicated to ideals of altruism, emancipation and advocacy for local people, and resigned to the inevitable failures and shortcomings that emerge when development efforts are co-opted by geopolitics.Her book is an account of the everyday efforts and struggles of those who 'do' development - consultants, researchers, government officials, NGO workers and village partners. Taking a critical approach to post-development theory, she argues that politics and ideology are an intrinsic part of development work, and argues that an active engagement with the politics of development is essential for professionals hoping to make a difference. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge. Here, the author considers what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Development promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern Thailand with high rates of drug addiction and poverty, and a loss of traditional knowledge and values.A former volunteer and development specialist who spent much of her childhood in the region, Katharine McKinnon set out to consider what has gone wrong by studying professionals involved in development work. How, she asks, did the highlands come to be seen as needing development? And why did the presence of well-intentioned developers still leave behind so much apparent misery and hardship?Returning to the region to conduct an ethnography of development professionals, McKinnon found that the majority were dedicated to ideals of altruism, emancipation and advocacy for local people, and resigned to the inevitable failures and shortcomings that emerge when development efforts are co-opted by geopolitics.Her book is an account of the everyday efforts and struggles of those who 'do' development - consultants, researchers, government officials, NGO workers and village partners. Taking a critical approach to post-development theory, she argues that politics and ideology are an intrinsic part of development work, and argues that an active engagement with the politics of development is essential for professionals hoping to make a difference.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Originally published in July 2024, this second edition has been revised throughout.In 1965, an amateur astronomer named Rex Watson glimpses something impossible at the edge of the solar system, a Jupiter-sized planet hidden in darkness. Before he can tell anyone, he dies in a sudden plane crash, leaving behind only a journal.Forty years later, his daughter Lisa finds it. What she discovers will upend her life, and everyone else's. The planet her father saw wasn't a mistake. It's real, it's heading straight for Earth, and some will do anything to keep the truth buried.When Vincent Bragg (Viper), a man whose family has paid for that secret across three generations, forces the truth into the open, the world comes apart faster than anyone planned for. Nuclear strikes. A presidential broadcast. The last shuttle off Earth's surface. And aboard Apex station, Commander Pawan Patel finds himself holding people together-against a ruthless occupying force, a dying planet, and the debris of a moon tearing itself apart.They have one damaged shuttle. No engines. And somewhere in the darkness between Earth and Mars, a ship called Crimson Horizon is racing to reach them before the math runs out.The end of Earth is only the beginning. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sequel to Planet 9.Earth is gone, but the danger didn't end with it. A massive fragment of the shattered planet is already moving, on a direct course for Mars. Stranded on its surface, the survivors of Shuttle Eleven are cut off and running out of time. Across the system, a desperate plan takes shape - one never attempted, on a scale no one is certain is even possible. And somewhere in the dark, Viper is already moving, patient and deliberate, thinking past everyone's next move.The clock is ticking.If they fail, Mars won't just have witnessed Earth's destruction. It will follow. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sequel to Planet 9.Earth is gone, but the danger didn't end with it. A massive fragment of the shattered planet is already moving, on a direct course for Mars. Stranded on its surface, the survivors of Shuttle Eleven are cut off and running out of time. Across the system, a desperate plan takes shape - one never attempted, on a scale no one is certain is even possible. And somewhere in the dark, Viper is already moving, patient and deliberate, thinking past everyone's next move.The clock is ticking.If they fail, Mars won't just have witnessed Earth's destruction. It will follow. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Originally published in July 2024, this second edition has been revised throughout.In 1965, an amateur astronomer named Rex Watson glimpses something impossible at the edge of the solar system, a Jupiter-sized planet hidden in darkness. Before he can tell anyone, he dies in a sudden plane crash, leaving behind only a journal.Forty years later, his daughter Lisa finds it. What she discovers will upend her life, and everyone else's. The planet her father saw wasn't a mistake. It's real, it's heading straight for Earth, and some will do anything to keep the truth buried.When Vincent Bragg (Viper), a man whose family has paid for that secret across three generations, forces the truth into the open, the world comes apart faster than anyone planned for. Nuclear strikes. A presidential broadcast. The last shuttle off Earth's surface. And aboard Apex station, Commander Pawan Patel finds himself holding people together-against a ruthless occupying force, a dying planet, and the debris of a moon tearing itself apart.They have one damaged shuttle. No engines. And somewhere in the darkness between Earth and Mars, a ship called Crimson Horizon is racing to reach them before the math runs out.The end of Earth is only the beginning. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Planet 9 | Epitaph | Stuart McKinnon | Taschenbuch | Planet 9 | Englisch | 2026 | Stuart McKinnon | EAN 9798994919606 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Planet 9 (Second Edition) | Stuart McKinnon | Taschenbuch | Planet 9 | Englisch | 2026 | Stuart McKinnon | EAN 9798994919620 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.