In the belly of the river: tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada valley (Record no. 49008)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780195635843
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Classification number 307.7 BAV
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Personal name "Baviskar, Amita"
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Title In the belly of the river: tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada valley
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. OUP
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1995
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Extent 286p.
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Summary, etc. 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 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 critique of 'development'?<br/>In the Belly of the River addresses these questions through 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. Combining aspects of adivasi kinship and religion with the political economy of resource use, the book highlights the contradictions inherent in tribal relation ships with nature-contradictions that permeate adivasi consciousness as well as practices.<br/>Baviskar critically examines the way in which adivasis are represented by intellectuals who speak 'on their behalf'. 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.<br/>The complexity of adivasi politics cannot be reduced to an opposition between 'development' and 'resistance'. The book forces us to re-examine the politics of representation within the ideology of progressive movements. It will be of equal interest to scholars and social activists concerned about development, environment and indigenous peoples.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Tribal communitiesNarmada Valley
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