In the Belly of the River Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley

Name: In the Belly of the River Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley
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ISBN: 9780195671360

ISBN-10: 0195671368

ISBN-13: 9780195671360

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Amita Baviskar

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This book provides an account of the lives of Bhilala adivasis in the Narmada valley who are fighting against displacement by the Sardar Sarovar dam in Western India. On the basis of intensive fieldwork and historical research, this study places the tribal community in the context of its experience of state domination. The author challenges current theories of social movements which claim that a cultural critique of the "development" paradigm is writ large in the political actions of those marginalized by "development"--adivasis who lived in harmony with nature, combining reverence for nature with the sustainable management of resources. The complexity of adivasi politics cannont be…

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List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Introduction



National development, poverty and the environment



A history of Adivasi-state relations



Bhilalas : caste or tribe?



Community and the politics of honour



Economy and ecology



'In the belly of the river' : nature and ideology



The politics of the Sangath



The politics of the Andolan



Conclusions



Trees in the forest around Anjanvara and their uses



Gayana - the Bhilala song of creation


A glossary of Hindi and Bhilai words