Defying Displacement: Grassroots Resistance and the Critique of Development

by Anthony Oliver-Smith

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292728905
• ISBN13: 9780292728905
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"