Dancing with the River People and Life on the Chars of South Asia

With this book Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and Gopa Samanta offer an intimate glimpse into the microcosmic world of "hybrid landscapes." Focusing on chars-the part-land, part-water, low-lying sandy masses that exist within the riverbeds in the floodplains of lower Bengal-the authors show how, both...

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Hlavní autoři:	Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, Samanta, Gopa
Médium:	E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New Haven Yale University Press 25.06.2013
Vydání:	1
Edice:	Yale Agrarian Studies Series
Témata:	Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Economic conditions Effect of environment on Human beings Human beings > Effect of environment on > South Asia Human ecology Human ecology > South Asia NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines River life River life > South Asia Rural conditions Social conditions Social life and customs SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural Sociology South Asia South Asia > Economic conditions South Asia > Rural conditions South Asia > Social conditions South Asia > Social life and customs Technology Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science
ISBN:	9780300188301, 0300188307
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Front Matter Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations CHAPTER 1: Introducing Chars: CHAPTER 2: Char Jage: CHAPTER 3: Controlling the River to Free Up Land CHAPTER 4: Bhitar o Bahir Katha: CHAPTER 5: Silent Footfalls: CHAPTER 6: Living with Risk: CHAPTER 7: Livelihoods Defined by Water: CHAPTER 8: Living on Chars, Drifting with Rivers Appendix: Notes Glossary References Index Back Matter
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1. Introducing Chars: Where Lands Float on Water -- CHAPTER 2. Char Jage: A Char Rises -- CHAPTER 3. Controlling the River to Free Up Land -- CHAPTER 4. Bhitar o Bahir Katha: Inside and Outside Stories of Chars and the Mainland -- CHAPTER 5. Silent Footfalls: Peopling the Chars -- CHAPTER 6. Living with Risk: Beyond Vulnerability/Security -- CHAPTER 7. Livelihoods Defined by Water: Nadir Sathe Baas -- CHAPTER 8. Living on Chars, Drifting with Rivers -- Appendix: Full Census Data for Surveyed Chars -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- Z -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Acknowledgments --
References --
Contents --
Abbreviations --
Chapter 2. Char Jage --
Preface --
Index
Glossary --
Chapter 8. Living on Chars, Drifting with Rivers --
Chapter 3. Controlling the River to Free Up Land --
Frontmatter --
Chapter 4. Bhitar o Bahir Katha --
Notes --
Chapter 7. Livelihoods Defined by Water --
Chapter 1. Introducing Chars --
Appendix --
Chapter 5. Silent Footfalls --
Chapter 6. Living with Risk --