Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits

an anthology

by Rasna Warah


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 7/17/2008

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 1
ISBN : 9781467022767
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 208
ISBN : 9781434386038

About the Book

Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits is a book that will make us re-imagine our world and our place in it, and force us to reconsider the value of "development" and what it really means to the people of Africa. All the contributors to this anthology approach the notion of development through their own worldviews and experiences: many are convinced that it is time to declare the death of development as an idea, as an ideology, and as an industry. The essays in this book come from various writers, most of whom are either based in East Africa, or are part of its diaspora, or who have worked, often as developmentalists in their own way, within Africa. Consequently, this extremely accessible collection does not attempt the grand sweep, raging aimlessly against the development machine with general complaints that fail to hit their mark. Rather, it is a focused peep into international, regional and local attempts to develop Africa, thereby exposing the reader to a much-needed African perspective on the development industry and why it has failed so miserably in lifting millions of people out of poverty.


About the Author

Rasna Warah is a respected columnist with Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper and a former editor with the United Nations.