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Expect intellectually stimulating readings that bridge abstract concepts with practical and imaginative reflections on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"convention-by-david-lewis-9780631232575","title":"Convention","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConvention\u003c\/em\u003e was immediately recognised as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLewis analyses social conventions as regularities in the resolution of recurring coordination problems—situations characterised by interdependent decision processes in which common interests are at stake. 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In particular, it argues that while the world of international development has expanded since the 1990s, it has become more rigidly technocratic. The authors insist on a focus upon the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and thus sharply criticise what are perceived as problems in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthropology and Development\u003c\/i\u003e is a completely rewritten edition of the best-selling and critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAnthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). 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