In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley

Product Description This book looks at the contemporary controversy over the construction of India's largest system of dams. It focuses most specifically on the lives of the tribals who will be displaced by the construction, and at what is being destroyed in the name of `development'. The book forces us tore-examine the politics of representation within the ideology of progressive movements, and will be of equal interest to scholars and social activists concerned about development, environment, and indigenous peoples. About the Author Amita Baviskar teaches in the Department of Sociology, Delhi University.