Defying displacement grassroots resistance and the critique of development / Anthony Oliver-Smith.

Author/creator Oliver-Smith, Anthony
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press,
Descriptionxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Disasters of development. Development forced displacement and resettlement -- Understanding resistance. Combating the violence of development -- The people in the way -- Contested landscapes. Development, ecological upheaval, and resistance -- Challenging the economics of displacement. Evaluating risks and compensating losses -- The lake of memory. Cultural discourses of resistance -- Confronting Goliath. The politics of DFDR resistance -- The risks and results of resistance to resettlement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010006152
ISBN9780292717633 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292717636 (cloth : alk. paper)

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