Terrains of Resistance: Nonviolent Social Movements and the Contestation of Place in India

by Paul Routledge

Drawing from the field of political sociology, geography, anthropology, and peace studies, Routledge explores how peasant communities in rural India form effective resistance movements against displacement, dislocation, and cultural destruction engendered by the development process. He shows how the Baloapal movement--resisting a missile base--and the Chipko movement--resisting a program of deforestation--offer rich lessons in development strategies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275945170
• ISBN13: 9780275945176
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.8"