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In the belly of the river : tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada Valley / Amita Baviskar.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Studies in social ecology and environmental history | Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2004Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0195671368 (pbk.)
  • 9780195671360
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 306.0809543 BAV
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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
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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

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-305) and index.

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