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

By: Material type: TextSeries: Studies in social ecology and environmental historyPublication details: Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0195635841
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CONTENTS: 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 -- Appendix 1: Trees in the Forest around Anjanvara and their Uses -- Appendix 2: Gayana -- The Bhilala Song of Creation -- A Glossary of Hindi and Bhilali Words.
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?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-283) and index.

CONTENTS: 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 -- Appendix 1: Trees in the Forest around Anjanvara and their Uses -- Appendix 2: Gayana -- The Bhilala Song of Creation -- A Glossary of Hindi and Bhilali Words.

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?

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