Development from below : anthropologists and development situations : (IX International congress of anthropological and ethnological sciences, Chicago, Ill., August-September 1973)

This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of horoscopes in public discourse. The volume's three parts address the use of imperial horoscopes in late antiquity, the transformation of doctrines and rhetorics in Islamic medieval contexts, and the important status of astrology in early modern Europe. The combination of in-depth historical studies and methodological considerations results in an important contribution to religious and cultural studies. General Editor’s Preface Introduction Development from Below Peasants and Planistrators in Eastern Africa 1960–1970 The Perils of Unconventional Anthropology Use of Anthropologists in Project Appraisal by the World Bank Thoughts on the Rclevance of Social Anthropology for Development Planning: The Case of Nepal Social Science, Food, and Nutrition Anthropology, Government, and Development Planning in India Rural Participation in Planning Why Interdisciplinary Studies? Conflict and Change as Aspects of Development The Efficiency of Traditional Agriculture, Phases of Development, and Induced Economic Change in the Waidina Valley, Fiji Reciprocity, Redistribution, and Prestige Among the Polynesians of the Society Islands Interdisciplinary Research on Uncontrolled Urban Growth as a Contribution to National Development: The Pakistan Case The Strategy of Peasant Mobilization: Some Cases from Latin America and Southeast Asia The Anthropologist as Societal Ombudsman Biographical Notes Index of Names Index of Subjects Monograph on the role of the sociologist-anthropologist in social and economic development - discusses the value of social and cultural anthropology in rural development and rural planning, in national planning, project evaluation and as regards ethnic factors, etc. ILO mentioned. Diagrams, references and statistical tables