Politics of Development and Forced Mobility: Gender, Indigeneity, Ecology

This book explores the displacement of Adivasi Indigenous people from the Narmada Valley in India due to the Sardar Sarovar project, highlighting the horrors of systematic marginalization and the importance of resistance and solidarity. It validates Adivasi agency and autonomy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 07 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the profound displacement or forced relocation of Adivasi Indigenous peoples from the Narmada Valley in India, as a result of the implementation and execution of the massive Sardar Sarovar project. This project has had a significant impact on Adivasi lives, roles, practices, and autonomy, leading to increased dependence on capital, markets, unsustainable farming practices, and urban jobs.

On a global scale, Indigenous communities face a legacy of environmental dispossession due to economic development that undermines their mental and physical well-being and disrupts their land-based way of life. The history of appropriation, dispossession, and accumulation is both historical and contemporary. The stories of Adivasi people vividly illustrate the horrors of systematic marginalization, particularly the reduced autonomy and economic sufficiency experienced by Adivasi women.

Despite decades of resistance, protests, counter-struggles, marches, and direct action, these efforts have not been successful in overturning bureaucratic regressions or the structural and direct violence faced by marginalized or resettled Adivasi people. However, they have enabled networks of solidarity to emerge, advocating for the rights and access of these communities.

It is important to note that this book does not seek to attribute state or corporate power to the displacement of Adivasi peoples. Instead, it validates Adivasi agency and autonomy, highlighting their resilience and determination in the face of adversity.

Weight: 367g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030939007
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022