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Political ecology of survival : (Record no. 113724)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789352873616 (hardback)
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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 304.20954
Item number BAS
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Political ecology of survival :
Remainder of title Life and labour in the river lands of east and north-east India /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Edited by Madhurilata Basu, Rajat Roy and Ranabir Samaddar
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Orient BlackSwan;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018,
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Hyderabad.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 272 pages.
Dimensions 23 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount Rs. 1780.00
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction by Madhurilata Basu, Rajat Roy and Ranabir Samaddar -<br/>1. Floods and Migration along the Kosi River/Mithilesh Kumar - <br/>2. Ecology and Livelihood in the Sundarbans/Sutirtha Bedajna - <br/>3. Death of a River and Other Accounts from Nadia/Milan Datta and Madhurilata Basu - <br/>4. Rivers, River Bank Erosion and Survival in Murshidabad/Madhurilata Basu - <br/>5. The Non-existent Population in the Chars of Malda/Milan Datta - <br/>6. Watery Zones of Refuge: State Practices, Popular: Politics and Land in the Chars of Assam/Gulshan Parveen - <br/>7. Watery Zones of Refuge: State Practices, Popular: Politics and Land in the Chars of Assam/Gulshan Parveen - <br/>8. A People s History of the Barak River/Sajal Nag - <br/>9. Water Laws, Treaties and Conventions/Shuvro Prosun Sarker -<br/>Bibliography - <br/>Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The world over, resource extraction and an extractive mode of economy have impacted on various population groups, and consequent conflicts over natural resources have damaged earlier modes of resource sharing. The river lands are one such resourceful space where conflicts relating to the development discourse are played out. These once economically-viable lands have become sites of unplanned growth, rampant commercialisation, administrative apathy and the politics of resource extraction. Drawing on intensive field studies and research, Political Ecology of Survival studies how people living along the river banks, and with the rivers , of Bihar, deltaic Bengal and the North-East negotiate nature on the one hand, and the economy, politics and administration on the other. It presents a close look at a landscape that is the battleground of environment, economy, and politics, and offers a fresh look at how best to preserve river systems so as to continue with the life and livelihood of humankind. The communities studied here, heavily dependent on natural resources and hailing from the lowest rungs of society, are forced to negotiate environmental and developmental challenges and related displacements and migration. The essays explore, among others, the problem of floods and erosion in the Brahmaputra valley, resource crises, resource sharing, large scale displacements of population groups in deltaic Bengal and the pressing problem of migration around Barak river in the North-East. This unique collection will interest students and scholars of migration studies, environmental studies, political science and anthropology. It will also be invaluable for development activists, journalists, policymakers and NGOs working in the field.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Form subdivision Political Ecology - India
General subdivision Valleys - India - North Eastern
Chronological subdivision Economic History
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    Dewey Decimal Classification HB     NLS NLS General Stacks 04/06/2019 Purchased MPPSECTION   304.20954 BAS 37444 04/06/2019 https://orientblackswan.com/BookDescription?isbn=978-93-5287-361-6&t=e 04/06/2019 BOOKs