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_bB46 2012
082 0 0 _a307.2091724
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100 1 _aBennett, Olivia
_d1950-
100 1 _aMcDowell, Chris
245 1 0 _aDisplaced
_bthe human cost of development and resettlement
260 _aNew York
_bPalgrave Macmillan
_c2012
300 _axiii,231p.
_bill., maps
_c25 cm.
490 0 _aPalgrave studies in oral history
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228) and index.
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.
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"--
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.
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650 7 _aHISTORY / Social History.
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
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650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
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