The Politics and Poetics of Water

Naturalising Scarcity in Western India

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: Lyla Mehta ISBN: 9788125053033
Publisher: Orient Blackswan Private Limited Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Lyla Mehta
ISBN: 9788125053033
Publisher: Orient Blackswan Private Limited
Publication: May 9, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English
The book studies the relationship between large dams and water scarcity in Kutch. It argues that water scarcity is not merely natural, but is embedded in the social and power relations shaping water access, use and practices. Scarcity is portrayed as natural rather than human induced and this ‘naturalisation of scarcity’ is beneficial to those who are powerful. This is a significant book in the light of the growing water crisis in India, and the world.
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The book studies the relationship between large dams and water scarcity in Kutch. It argues that water scarcity is not merely natural, but is embedded in the social and power relations shaping water access, use and practices. Scarcity is portrayed as natural rather than human induced and this ‘naturalisation of scarcity’ is beneficial to those who are powerful. This is a significant book in the light of the growing water crisis in India, and the world.

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