Bewitching development : witchcraft and the reinvention of development in neoliberal Kenya - Smith, James Howard (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008)
Bewitching development : the disintegration and reinvention of development in Kenya -- I still exist! Taita historicity -- Development's other : witchcraft as development through the looking glass -- "Each household is a kingdom" : development and witchcraft at home -- "Dot com will die seriously!" spatiotemporal miscommunication and competing sovereignties in Taita thought and ritual -- NGOs, gender, and sovereign child -- Democracy victorious: exorcising witchcraft from development -- Conclusion: Tempopolitics, or why development should not be defined as the improvement of living standards.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.
Keywords: Taita (African people) -- Social life and customs; Taita (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies; Witchcraft -- Kenya -- Taita Hills; Economic development -- Kenya -- Taita Hills; Taita Hills (Kenya) -- Economic conditions