Hanna Warner

The Politics of Dams

Developmental Perspectives and Social Critique in Modern India

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is concerned with the construction of large dams in the context of post Independence developmental politics in India. Based on the analysis of the north Indian Tehri Dam and the recent debate on hydropower projects on the Ganges, it deals with the 'ideological designs' that shaped the implementation of dams in India and juxtaposes them with alternative visions and their political opposition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780199458059
• ISBN-10: 0199458057
• Artikelnr.: 47864996

Autorenporträt

Hanna Werner teaches at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin.

Inhaltsangabe

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 'Indian' 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