Defying displacement : grassroots resistance and the critique of development - Oliver-Smith, Anthony (Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010)
Disasters of development. Development forced displacement and resett lement -- Understanding resistance. Combating the violence of developme nt -- The people in the way -- Contested landscapes. Development, ecolo gical upheaval, and resistance -- Challenging the economics of displace ment. Evaluating risks and compensating losses -- The lake of memory. C ultural discourses of resistance -- Confronting Goliath. The politics o f DFDR resistance -- The risks and results of resistance to resettlemen t.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Forced migration; Land settlement; Protest movements; Infrastructure (Economics) -- Social aspects