In the Belly of the River Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley |
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| Author:
| Baviskar, Amita |
| Series title: | Studies in Social Ecology and Environmental History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-564392-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This book looks at the contemporary controversy over the construction of India's largest system of dams. It focuses most specifically on the lives of the tribals who will be displaced by the construction, and at what is being destroyed in the name of `development'.
This book looks at the contemporary controversy over the construction of India's largest system of dams. It focuses most specifically on the lives of the tribals who will be displaced by the construction, and at what is being destroyed in the name of `development'.