MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011040104
003 DLC
005 20120622081456.0
008 111005s2012 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011040104
020 $a9780230117853 (hardcover)
020 $a9780230117860 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aHC59.72.E44$bB46 2012
082 00 $a307.209172/4$223
084 $aHIS037070$aHIS054000$aPOL035010$aSOC002010$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBennett, Olivia,$d1950-
245 10 $aDisplaced :$bthe human cost of development and resettlement /$cOlivia Bennett and Christopher McDowell.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
300 $axiii, 231 p. :$bill., maps$c25 cm.
490 0 $aPalgrave studies in oral history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228) and index.
520 $a"Although displacement is commonly associated with refugees fleeing conflict, millions of people are resettled every year in the name of development and progress. Many of these individuals endure social and cultural disruption as well as economic upheaval, and a significant number never regain their former quality of life. Despite this, the voices of those with direct experience of displacement are rarely heard. Displaced seeks to redress this, bringing together oral histories that reveal the loss of cultural continuity and identity, shifts in family responsibilities and gender roles, and fractured relationships between generations that are just some of the challenges people face as they attempt to rebuild lives and communities. Although these narratives are suffused with regret and a sense of loss, they also demonstrate resourcefulness and resilience in the face of profound change. Development's social cost continues to be under-reported; these stories are a crucial reminder of its often devastating consequences"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Moving People: States, Displacement and Resettlement * Methodology: Speaking out * "We had a set way of life... All that has been disturbed": Tarbela Dam, Pakistan * "I have lost status in my community": Conservation and agricultural production in Kenya * "The people's place became the animals' place": Resettlement policies and conservation in Botswana and Namibia * "Our fields have gone, our lifestyle has changed": Coalmining in India * "The wisdom of living in this place will be lost": Mohale Dam, Lesotho, before resettlement * "I do not have the cleverness for here": Mohale Dam, Lesotho, after displacement.
650 0 $aEconomic development projects$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aForced migration$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aLand settlement$zDeveloping countries.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Social History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aMcDowell, Chris.