Defying Displacement: Grassroots Resistance And The Critique Of Development Project Muse Upcc Books

The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of commodities, currency, and labor in modern society necessitates both social and spatial mobility. However, the displacement and resettlement of millions of people each year by large-scale infrastructural projects raises serious questions about the democratic character of the development process. Although designed to spur economic growth, many of these projects leave local people struggling against serious impoverishment and gross violations of human rights. Working from a political-ecological perspective, Anthony Oliver-Smith offers the first book to document the fight against involuntary displacement and resettlement being waged by people and communities around the world. Increasingly over the last twenty-five years, the voices of people at the grass roots are being heard. People from many societies and cultures are taking action against development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) and articulating alternatives. Taking the promise of democracy seriously, they are fighting not only for their place in the world, but also for their place at the negotiating table, where decisions affecting their well-being are made. Disasters Of Development. Development Forced Displacement And Resettlement -- Understanding Resistance. Combating The Violence Of Development -- The People In The Way -- Contested Landscapes. Development, Ecological Upheaval, And Resistance -- Challenging The Economics Of Displacement. Evaluating Risks And Compensating Losses -- The Lake Of Memory. Cultural Discourses Of Resistance -- Confronting Goliath. The Politics Of Dfdr Resistance -- The Risks And Results Of Resistance To Resettlement. Anthony Oliver-smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The uprooting and displacement of people has been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. The circulation of commodities, and labor in modern society necessitates social and spatial mobility. This book documents the fight against involuntary displacement and resettlement waged by people and communities around the world. Anthony Oliver-Smith documents the resistance movements of peoples & communities threatened with involuntary displacement & resettlements by development projects around the world