Reigning the River Urban Ecologies and Political Transformation in Kathmandu

Name: Reigning the River Urban Ecologies and Political Transformation in Kathmandu
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ISBN: 9780822350804

ISBN-10: 0822350807

ISBN-13: 9780822350804

Edition: 2011

Authors: Anne Rademacher, Arturo Escobar, Dianne Rocheleau

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A major contribution to the nascent anthropology of urban environments, Reigning the Riverilluminates the complexities of river restoration in Kathmandu, Nepal#x19;s capital and one of the fastest-growing cities in South Asia. In this rich ethnography, Anne Rademacher explores the ways that urban riverscape improvement involved multiple actors, each constructing their ideals of restoration through contested histories and ideologies of belonging. She examines competing understandings of river restoration, particularly among bureaucrats in state and conservation-development agencies, cultural heritage activists, and advocates for the security of tens of thousands of rural-to-urban migrants…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 10/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.13" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English