River Dialogues: Hindu Faith and the Political Ecology of Dams on the Sacred Ganga
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prelude: Development Encounters in Religious Landscapes -- Introduction. Dams on the Ganga: Movements and Countermovements -- Part I. Cultural Politics -- Interlude: Please Join Us -- 1. Knowing the Ganga: How a River Is "Many Things" -- Interl...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tucson
University of Arizona Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Critical Green Engagements: Investigating the Green Economy and its Alternatives
Critical Green Engagements: Investigating the Green Economy and Its Alternatives Ser. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ganges
/ Causeway
/ Ecology
/ Activism
B Ganga, Goddess / Environmental protection / Activist |
| Further subjects: | B
Environmentalism
Religious aspects
Hinduism
B Environmentalism ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: Drew, Georgina: River Dialogues : Hindu Faith and the Political Ecology of Dams on the Sacred Ganga. - Tucson : University of Arizona Press,c2017. - 9780816535101 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prelude: Development Encounters in Religious Landscapes -- Introduction. Dams on the Ganga: Movements and Countermovements -- Part I. Cultural Politics -- Interlude: Please Join Us -- 1. Knowing the Ganga: How a River Is "Many Things" -- Interlude: Why Wouldn't We Cry? -- 2. Loving the Ganga: Semi-Urban Women and Religious Affect -- Part II. Political Ecology -- Interlude: A Five-Minute Song -- 3. Defending the Ganga: Mountain Women's Activism -- Interlude: A Pro-Dam Rally -- 4. Saving the Ganga: Insiders, Outsiders, and Activist Politics -- Interlude: Sarita Changes Tune -- 5. Eco-Zones on the Ganga: The Politics of Exceptionalism -- Epilogue: Development and Livelihoods in the Himalaya -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0816536279 |