TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baviskar,Amita
AU  - 
TI  - In the belly of the river: tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada Valley 
SN  - 0195671368 (pbk.)
U1  - 306.0809543 23
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Dams
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - India
KW  - Narmada River Region
KW  - Narmada River Region (India)
KW  - Scheduled tribes
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-305) and index; 
; 1. Introduction; 2. National Development, Poverty and the Environment; 3. A History of Adivasi-State Relations; 4. Bhilalas: Caste or Tribe?; 5. Community and the Politics of Honour; 6. Economy and Ecology; 7. 'In the Belly of the River': Nature and Ideology; 8. The Politics of the Sangath; 9. The Politics of the Andolan; 10. Conclusions
N2  - Why are adivasis fighting the Narmada dam and other development projects in India today? Are adivasis 'ecologically noble savages' living in harmony with nature? What is the tribal relationship with nature today? How do people, whose struggles are the subject of theories of liberation and social change, perceive their own situation? Do their present circumstances allow adivasis to formulate a critique of
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2005281620-d.html
ER  -