Description: Defying Displacement by Anthony Oliver-Smith Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The first book to document the resistance movements of people and communities threatened with involuntary displacement and resettlement by development projects around the world. Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Anthony Oliver-Smith is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Florida. He held the Munich Re Foundation Chair of Social Vulnerability at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security 2007–2008. He has done anthropological research and consultation on issues relating to involuntary resettlement, as well as the impacts of natural and technological disasters, in Peru, Honduras, India, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Japan, and the United States since the 1970s. Details ISBN 0292728905 ISBN-13 9780292728905 Title Defying Displacement Author Anthony Oliver-Smith Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 303 Publisher University of Texas Press GE_Item_ID:37300578; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780292728905
Book Title: Defying Displacement
Number of Pages: 303 Pages
Publication Name: Defying Displacement : Grassroots Resistance and the Critique of Development
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Subject: Human Geography, Developing & Emerging Countries, Emigration & Immigration, Infrastructure, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Anthony Oliver-Smith
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback