{"product_id":"theory-and-practice-of-dialogical-peter-westoby-9781138838215","title":"Theory and Practice of Dialogical Community Development: International Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book proposes that community development has been increasingly influenced and co-opted by a modernist, soulless, rational philosophy - reducing it to a shallow technique for 'solving community problems'. In contrast, this dialogical approach re-maps the ground of community development practice within a frame of ideas such as dialogue, hospitality and depth. For the first time community development practitioners are provided　 with an accessible understanding of dialogue and its relevance to their practice, exploring the contributions of internationally significant thinkers such as　 P. Freire, M. Buber, D. Bohm and H.G Gadamer, J. Derrida, G. Esteva and R. Sennett. What makes the book distinctive is that: first, it identifies a dialogical tradition of community development and considers how such a tradition shapes practice within contemporary contexts and concerns - economic, social, political, cultural and ecological. Second, the book contrasts such an approach with technical and instrumental approaches to development that fail to take complex systems seriously. Third, the approach links theory to practice through a combination of storytelling and theory-reflection - ensuring that readers are drawn into a practice-theory that they feel increasingly confident has been 'tried and tested' in the world over the past 25 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Westoby, Gerard Dowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138838217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138838215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Peter Westoby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063781814527,"sku":"9781138838215","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db1982ca-9f78-4450-9fe0-2535b6fc9e9c.jpg?v=1685391613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theory-and-practice-of-dialogical-peter-westoby-9781138838215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}