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Pieces of earth : the politics of land-grabbing in Kashmir /

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Based on extensive field research on the India-Pakistan border, this text is about the corporate land grabs in Kashmir which explores how capital is at play in a conflict zone. Using the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, as a case study, this work focuses on the dispossession and displacement cause...

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Main Author: Suhail, Peer Ghulam Nabi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Eminent domain > India > Badwan.
Eminent domain > India > Khopri.
Hydroelectric power plants > Social aspects > India > Badwan.
Hydroelectric power plants > Social aspects > India > Khopri.
Forced migration > India > Badwan.
Forced migration > India > Khopri.
Land tenure > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Land tenure > Pakistan > Azad Kashmir.
Eminent domain
Forced migration
Hydroelectric power plants > Social aspects
Land tenure
India > Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistan > Azad Kashmir
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Summary:Based on extensive field research on the India-Pakistan border, this text is about the corporate land grabs in Kashmir which explores how capital is at play in a conflict zone. Using the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, as a case study, this work focuses on the dispossession and displacement caused by such projects. It also discusses the meanings, relations, and connections of the indigeneous peasants with their natural resources.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199091003
0199091005