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010 _a 2015364945
020 _a0199458057
020 _a9780199458059
082 0 4 _a577.272095451
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100 1 _aWerner, Hanna,
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245 1 4 _aThe politics of dams :
_bdevelopmental perspectives and social critique in modern India /
_cHanna Werner.
264 1 _aNew Delhi :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2015.
300 _axv, 255 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 222-244) and index.
505 _aCONTENTS : List of Abbreviations ; List of Illustrations ; Preface ; Introduction: Dams between Zeitgeist and Realpolitik ; Chapter 1: The Dam and the State ; Chapter 2: A New Phase of Politics and Resistance ; Chapter 3: Negotiating Indiana Modernity ; Chapter 4: The Politics of the Tehri Dam and its Aftermath ; Chapter 5: The Construction of Sacred Landscapes ; Chapter 6: Exploring Spaces of Critique ; Chapter 7: Conclusion ; Appendix: The Tehri Dam History ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author
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650 0 _aDams
_xPolitical aspects
_zIndia
_zTehri-Garhwal.
650 0 _aHydroelectric power plants
_xSocial aspects
_zIndia
_zTehri-Garhwal.
650 0 _aProtest movements
_zIndia
_zTehri-Garhwal.
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