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Combating the Violence of Development

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface vii
Acknowledgments x
Chapter One Disasters of Development 1
Chapter Two Understanding Resistance 42
Chapter Three The People in the Way 84
Chapter Four Contested Landscapes 105
Chapter Five Challenging the Economics of Displacement 132
Chapter Six The Lake of Memory 163
Chapter Seven Confronting Goliath 189
Chapter Eight The Risks and Results of Resistance to Resettlement 233
Bibliography 259
Index 283

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface vii
Acknowledgments x
Chapter One Disasters of Development 1
Chapter Two Understanding Resistance 42
Chapter Three The People in the Way 84
Chapter Four Contested Landscapes 105
Chapter Five Challenging the Economics of Displacement 132
Chapter Six The Lake of Memory 163
Chapter Seven Confronting Goliath 189
Chapter Eight The Risks and Results of Resistance to Resettlement 233
Bibliography 259
Index 283

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