The Development Century: A Global History (Global and International History)

This anthology offers a cutting-edge perspective on how development has shaped the history of the modern world. Stephen J. Macekura and Erez Manela have gathered together leading historians to examine development on the international, regional, and national levels, as well as local manifestations of development initiatives and transnational organizing on behalf of alternative approaches. Themes include the relationship between empire and development, the role of international institutions, the influence of the Cold War, decolonization and post-colonial development strategies, reform and resistance to development, development and global health, and the ecological effects of development. The Development Century examines how ideas and discourses about development have shaped its practices on the ground; explores the ways in which policymakers and experts attempted to implement development through specific institutions and policies; and analyzes development initiatives and their effect of local environments and people. Contents Figures Contributors Acknowledgments 1 Introduction Part I Origins of Development As A Global Practice 2 Wealth and Nations: The Origins of International Development Assistance 3 The “Development” of Humanitarian Relief: US Disaster Assistance Operations in the Caribbean Basin, 1917– 1931 4 Imperial and Transnational Developmentalisms: Middle Eastern Interplays, 1880s–1960s 5 Smallpox and the Globalization of Development Part II Development in a Decolonizing World: Between Local and Global 6 New Frontiers: World War II Technologies and the Opening of Tropical Environments to Development 7 A Currency for Sudan: The Sudanese National Economy and Postcolonial Development 8 Development, Space, and Counterinsurgency in South Vietnam’s Bến Tre Province, 1954–1960 9 Decolonization and the Gendered Politics of Developmental Labor in Southeastern Africa Part III International Development in Cold War Politics 10 De-Stalinizing Growth: Decolonization and the Development of Development Economics in the Soviet Union 11 Graveyard of Development? Afghanistan’s Cold War Encounters with International Development and Humanitarianism 12 Postwar European Development Aid: Defined by Decolonization, the Cold War, and European Integration? Part IV Development and International Society 13 “Mexico Has the Theories”: Latin America and the Interwar Origins of Development 14 Nasser, Hammarskjöld, and Middle East Development in Different Scales of Space and Time 15 Creating “The NGO International”: The Rise of Advocacy for Alternative Development, 1974– 1994 16 Epilogue: Development Dreams Index This Anthology Offers A Cutting-edge Perspective On How Development Has Shaped The History Of The Modern World. Stephen Macekura And Erez Manela Have Gathered Together Leading Historians To Examine Development On The International, Regional, And National Levels As Well As Local Manifestations Of Development Initiatives And Transnational Organizing On Behalf Of Alternative Approaches. Themes Include The Relationship Between Empire And Development, The Role Of International Institutions, The Influence Of The Cold War, Decolonization And Post-colonial Development Strategies, Reform And Resistance To Development, Development And Global Health, And The Ecological Effects Of Development. The Development Century Examines How Ideas And Discourses About Development Have Shaped Its Practices On The Ground; Explores The Ways In Which Policymakers And Experts Attempted To Implement Development Through Specific Institutions And Policies; And Analyzes Development Initiatives And Their Effect Of Local Environments And People-- Edited By Stephen J. Macekura, Erez Manela. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This anthology offers a cutting-edge perspective on how development has shaped the history of the modern world. Stephen Macekura and Erez Manela have gathered together leading historians to examine development on the international, regional, and national levels as well as local manifestations of development initiatives and transnational organizing on behalf of alternative approaches. Themes include the relationship between empire and development, the role of international institutions, the influence of the Cold War, decolonization and post-colonial development strategies, reform and resistance to development, development and global health, and the ecological effects of development. The Development Century examines how ideas and discourses about development have shaped its practices on the ground; explores the ways in which policymakers and experts attempted to implement development through specific institutions and policies; and analyzes development initiatives and their effect of local environments and people"-- Provided by publisher This anthology offers cutting-edge perspectives on how international development has shaped the history of the modern world. It focuses on the role of development practices and projects in the history of empire, Cold War competition, decolonization and postcolonial governance, transnational activist movements, and the global environment. Offers Cutting-edge Perspectives On How International Development Has Shaped The Global History Of The Modern World.