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Books on: local knowledge

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Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology

Book by Clifford Geertz; Basic Books, 2000

Subjects:

Ethnology

Collections: Entire Library

The noted cultural anthropologist and author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures' deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of 'local knowledge.'
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Development and Local Knowledge: New Approaches to Issues in Natural Resources Management, Conservation, and Agriculture

Book by Alan Bicker, Paul Sillitoe, Johan Pottier; Routledge, 2003

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There is a revolution happening in the practice of anthropology. A new field of 'indigenous knowledge' is emerging, which aims to make local voices hear and ensure that development initiatives meet the needs of indigenous people. Development and Local Knowledge focuses on two major challenges that ...
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There is a revolution happening in the practice of anthropology. A new field of 'indigenous knowledge' is emerging, which aims to make local voices hear and ensure that development initiatives meet the needs of indigenous people. Development and Local Knowledge focuses on two major challenges that arise in the discussion of indigenous knowledge - its proper definition and the methodologies appropriate to the exploitation of local knowledge. These concerns are addressed in a range of ethnographic contexts.
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Anthropological Perspectives on Local Development: Knowledge and Sentiments in Conflict

Book by Simone Abram, Jacqueline Waldren; Routledge, 1998

Subjects:

Community Development--Congresses, Culture Conflict--Congresses, Economic Development--Social Aspects--Congresses, Land Use--Social Aspects--Congresses, Social Change--Congresses

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This book examines the conflicts and realities of development at a local level. The contributors from Norway, France, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Malta show challenges to development ideology around the world. Using rigorous anthropological analysis to explore local peoples' personal ...
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This book examines the conflicts and realities of development at a local level. The contributors from Norway, France, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Malta show challenges to development ideology around the world. Using rigorous anthropological analysis to explore local peoples' personal responses to to planned development schemes the case studies cover: * Housing/land crisis and environmental activism in the UK * border disputes between Slovenia and Croatia * social impact of dam projects in Spain * tourism and corruption crises in Malta and Mallorca * tourist developments in southern France * pollution and development in Malaysia * female bar workers in Tanzania.
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Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice

Book by A. Suresh Canagarajah; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

Subjects:

Communication, International, Local Mass Media, Mass Media Policy

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Asserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. It focuses on the outcome of globalization in and among communities, and makes a case for the importance of local social practices, communicative conventions, linguistic realities, and ...
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Asserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. It focuses on the outcome of globalization in and among communities, and makes a case for the importance of local social practices, communicative conventions, linguistic realities, and knowledge paradigms to actively inform language policies.
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Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers: Comparative Studies in the Sociology of Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge

Book by David Turnbull; Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Knowledge, Sociology Of, Science And Civilization--History, Science--Social Aspects, Technology--Social Aspects

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This text brings together a wide range of traditions as diverse as cathedral building, cartography, Micronesian navigation and turbulance research, to provide a comparison of ways in which knowledge is created.

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Journal Articles on: local knowledge

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Negotiating Local Knowledge: Power and Identity in Development

Journal article by Ben Campbell; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 13, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Negotiating Local Knowledge: Power and Identity in Development (Book)--Book reviews

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Negotiating Local Knowledge: Power and Identity in Development...PAUL SILLITOE (eds). Negotiating local knowledge: power and identity in development...a view of itself as sensitive to local knowledge, and the local communities expected...
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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination

Journal article by Peter Lariviere; The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 50, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination (Book)--Book reviews

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social...Lariviere Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social...distinct and powerful bodies of local knowledge that have to be appreciated...
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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters & Social Imagination

Journal article by Nelson H.H. Graburn; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 36, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters and Social Imagination (Book)--Book reviews

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters Social...Cruikshank. Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters Social...expositions of oral history and local knowledge in the Yukon, Alaska and British...
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Development and Local Knowledge

Journal article by Dario Novellino; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 11, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Development and local knowledge (Book)--Book reviews

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Development and Local Knowledge. by Dario Novellino...POTTIER (eds). Development and local knowledge. ix, 222 pp., tables, figs, illus...knowledge. They further show how local knowledge, and related notions, are instrumentally...
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Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination

Journal article by Anne Henshaw; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 13, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Do Glaciers Listen? : Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination (Book)--Book reviews

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Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social...JULIE. Do glaciers listen? Local knowledge, colonial encounters, and social...central theme in the book: that local knowledge is never crudely encapsulated...

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Magazine Articles on: local knowledge

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A Treasure-Trove of Wisdom: How to Capitalise on Local Knowledge

Magazine article by Tom Nevin; African Business, November 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Poor People's Knowledge Promoting Intellectual Property In Developing Countries (Book)--Book reviews

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...of Wisdom: How to Capitalise on Local Knowledge. by Tom Nevin POOR...Awareness, or the lack of it, of the knowledge of IP, and how to value it and...requires effective selling as well as local institutional development for ownership...
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Science's Role in Natural Resource Decisions: Collaborative Efforts That Rely on Local Knowledge as Well as Science Are Key to Resolving Difficult Land Use Issues

Magazine article by Daniel Kemmis; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 18, Summer 2002

Subjects:

Conservation of natural resources--Political aspects, Science and state--Analysis, United States--Environmental policy

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...collaborative efforts that rely on local knowledge as well as science are key to...First is the crucial role of local knowledge in every collaborative effort...illustrate the crucial role of local knowledge in collaborative work. In 1992...
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Local Knowledge

Magazine article by Melissa M. Matthes; Commonweal, Vol. 134, September 28, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West, and the Fight against AIDS (Book)--Book reviews

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Local Knowledge. by Melissa M. Matthes The Invisible Cure...as neglect. It will take more than money and medical knowledge to stop AIDS in Africa; it will take knowledge about the people we intend to help. And also, perhaps...
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Local Knowledge

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 124, September 4, 2007

Subjects:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America--Analysis, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America--Powers and duties, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America--Social aspects, Gay clergy--Analysis, Gay clergy--Practice

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Local Knowledge. MAINLINE PROTESTANTS have spent decades debating homosexuality. The...is inherently unstable and incomplete. But in respecting the wisdom of local bishops, synods and congregations, the delegates might be said also to...
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Local Knowledge: Green, Lively and Robust, This Branch Library Adds Vigour to a Seattle Neighbourhood

Magazine article by Catherine Slessor; The Architectural Review, Vol. 219, June 2006

Subjects:

Jackson, Bohlin Cywinski--Works, Libraries--Design and construction

Collections: Entire Library

Local Knowledge: Green, Lively and Robust, This Branch Library...been built or remodelled, adding vigour to local neighbourhoods. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski...reaching out to a younger and more diverse local populace. The site is a typical block on...

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Newspaper Articles on: local knowledge

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Rutter's Local Knowledge Has Kiyonari Worried

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 23, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Rutters Local Knowledge Has Kiyonari Worried. British...Championship leader Ryuichi Kiyonari expects local knowledge to give team-mate Michael Rutter...But the Japanese ace fears Rutters local knowledge will be a formidable weapon this...
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Football: Local Knowledge Let Rafa Reign in Spain; FOCUS ON LIVERPOOL'S FAMOUS WIN AT NOU CAMP Benitez: We Were Never Going Just for a Draw

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 23, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Football: Local Knowledge Let Rafa Reign in Spain; FOCUS ON LIVERPOOLS FAMOUS WIN AT NOU CAMP Benitez: We Were Never Going Just for a Draw. Byline: By...
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Bank Opening Is Sign of Confidence; NEWCOMER: Swedish Firm Aims to Use Local Knowledge of Clients

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), January 24, 2008

Subjects:

Banking industry, Banks (Finance), Handelsbanken--Management, Hockey players

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of Confidence; NEWCOMER: Swedish Firm Aims to Use Local Knowledge of Clients. Byline: By Andy Hutson Business Editor...meaning decisions are made by staff with an informed knowledge of the area and its economic conditions." Anders Bouvin...
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Local Knowledge Wins Spoons Title

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), August 30, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Local Knowledge Wins Spoons Title. ALANA Wallace and Alison Irwin used local knowledge to excellent effect when posting 38 points...play at St Andrew s! Her success in the local %%Wee Wonders competition means a place...
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Local Knowledge Pays off at Sharpley

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 8, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Local Knowledge Pays off at Sharpley. With the cold weather beginning to bite in earnest, frequent anglers, with their local knowledge of the best flies, produced the best results as the fish went deeper...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: local knowledge

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Pilot

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

PILOT person responsible for safe navigation of a ship or airplane. A ships pilot is an individual possessing local knowledge of coastal waters. Usually licensed by public authority (in the United States, by the U.S. Coast Guard), he is taken...
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Geertz, Clifford James

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Cultures (1973), Myth, Symbol, and Culture (1974), Negara: The Theater State in Nineteenth-Century Bali (1980), Local Knowledge (1983), Works and Lives (1988), and a memoir, After the Fact (1995). ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
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Burton, Sir Richard Francis

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Company and, while stationed in India, acquired a thorough knowledge of the Persian, Afghan, Hindustani, and Arabic languages. In...made the journey to Harar, Ethiopia, where he met with the local ruler. He went with Speke to uncharted E central Africa to...
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Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...parish and New Orleans. In these places she acquired an intimate knowledge of Creole and Cajun life, upon which she was to draw in many...and A Night in Acadie (1897), earned her a reputation as a local colorist, but her novel The Awakening (1899) caused a storm...
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Medicine

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...however, the Egyptians had little knowledge of anatomy. In Sumerian medicine...there followed a series of local epidemics that culminated many...general and specialized medical knowledge, the educational requirements...also been federal, state, and local programs for mass vaccination...

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