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• catalog abstract "Why are adivasis fighting the Narmada dam and other development projects in India today? Are adivasis 'ecologically noble savages' living in harmony with nature? What is the tribal relationship with nature today? How do people, whose struggles are the subject of theories of liberation and social change, perceive their own situation? Do their present circumstances allow adivasis to formulate a critique of 'development'? In the Belly of the River addresses these questions through an account of the lives of Bhilala adivasis in the Narmada valley who are fighting against displacement by the Sardar Sarovar dam in western India. On the basis of intensive fieldwork and historical research, this study places the tribal community in the context of its experience of state domination. Combining aspects of adivasi kinship and religion with the political economy of resource use, the book highlights the contradictions inherent in tribal relationships with nature - contradictions that permeate adivasi consciousness as well as practices. Baviskar critically examines the way in which adivasis are represented by intellectuals who speak 'on their behalf'. The author challenges current theories of social movements which claim that a cultural critique of the 'development' paradigm is writ large in the political actions of those marginalized by 'development' - adivasis who lived in harmony with nature, combining reverence for nature with the sustainable management of resources.".
• catalog contributor b8732286.
• catalog coverage "Narmada River Region (India) Scheduled tribes.".
• catalog coverage "Narmada River Region (India) Social conditions.".
• catalog coverage "Narmada River Valley (India) Economic conditions.".
• catalog created "1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
• catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. National Development, Poverty and the Environment -- 3. A History of Adivasi-State Relations -- 4. Bhilalas: Caste or Tribe? -- 5. Community and the Politics of Honour -- 6. Economy and Ecology -- 7. 'In the Belly of the River': Nature and Ideology -- 8. The Politics of the Sangath -- 9. The Politics of the Andolan -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Trees in the Forest around Anjanvara and their Uses -- Appendix 2: Gayana -- The Bhilala Song of Creation -- A Glossary of Hindi and Bhilali Words.".
• catalog description "Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Cornell University, 1992).".
• catalog description "Baviskar critically examines the way in which adivasis are represented by intellectuals who speak 'on their behalf'. The author challenges current theories of social movements which claim that a cultural critique of the 'development' paradigm is writ large in the political actions of those marginalized by 'development' - adivasis who lived in harmony with nature, combining reverence for nature with the sustainable management of resources.".
• catalog description "In the Belly of the River addresses these questions through an account of the lives of Bhilala adivasis in the Narmada valley who are fighting against displacement by the Sardar Sarovar dam in western India. On the basis of intensive fieldwork and historical research, this study places the tribal community in the context of its experience of state domination. Combining aspects of adivasi kinship and religion with the political economy of resource use, the book highlights the contradictions inherent in tribal relationships with nature - contradictions that permeate adivasi consciousness as well as practices.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-283) and index.".
• catalog description "Why are adivasis fighting the Narmada dam and other development projects in India today? Are adivasis 'ecologically noble savages' living in harmony with nature? What is the tribal relationship with nature today? How do people, whose struggles are the subject of theories of liberation and social change, perceive their own situation? Do their present circumstances allow adivasis to formulate a critique of 'development'?".
• catalog extent "xvi, 286 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "In the belly of the river.".
• catalog identifier "0195635841".
• catalog isFormatOf "In the belly of the river.".
• catalog isPartOf "Studies in social ecology and environmental history".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog relation "In the belly of the river.".
• catalog spatial "India Narmada River Region.".
• catalog spatial "India Narmada River Valley.".
• catalog spatial "Narmada River Region (India) Scheduled tribes.".
• catalog spatial "Narmada River Region (India) Social conditions.".
• catalog spatial "Narmada River Valley (India) Economic conditions.".
• catalog subject "Bhil (Indic people) India Narmada River Valley.".
• catalog subject "Dams Environmental aspects India Narmada River Region.".
• catalog subject "Dams Environmental aspects India Narmada River Valley.".
• catalog subject "Dams Social aspects India Narmada River Valley.".
• catalog subject "GF662 .B38 1995".
• catalog subject "Human ecology India Narmada River Valley.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. National Development, Poverty and the Environment -- 3. A History of Adivasi-State Relations -- 4. Bhilalas: Caste or Tribe? -- 5. Community and the Politics of Honour -- 6. Economy and Ecology -- 7. 'In the Belly of the River': Nature and Ideology -- 8. The Politics of the Sangath -- 9. The Politics of the Andolan -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Trees in the Forest around Anjanvara and their Uses -- Appendix 2: Gayana -- The Bhilala Song of Creation -- A Glossary of Hindi and Bhilali Words.".
• catalog title "In the belly of the river : tribal conflicts over development in the Narmada Valley / Amita Baviskar.".
• catalog type "text".