Reigning the River: Urban Ecologies and Political

Reigning the River: Urban Ecologies and Political Transformation in Kathmandu (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)

A major contribution to the nascent anthropology of urban environments, Reigning the River illuminates the complexities of river restoration in Kathmandu, Nepalâ€™s capital and one of the fastest-growing cities in South Asia. In this rich ethnography, Anne M. Rademacher explores the ways that urban riverscape improvement involved multiple actors, each constructing ideals of restoration through contested histories and ideologies of belonging. She examines competing understandings of river restoration, particularly among bureaucrats in state and conservation-development agencies, cultural heritage activists, and advocates for the security of tens of thousands of rural-to-urban migrants settled along the exposed riverbed.
Rademacher conducted research during a volatile period in Nepalâ€™s political history. As clashes between Maoist revolutionaries and the government intensified, the riverscape became a site of competing claims to a capital city that increasingly functioned as a last refuge from war-related violence. In this time of intense flux, efforts to ensure, create, or imagine ecological stability intersected with aspirations for political stability. Throughout her analysis, Rademacher emphasizes ecology as an important site of dislocation, entitlement, and cultural meaning.
Country USA
Brand Duke University Press
Manufacturer Duke University Press Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780822350804
ReleaseDate 2011-10-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780822350804

Country	USA
Brand	Duke University Press
Manufacturer	Duke University Press Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780822350804
ReleaseDate	2011-10-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780822350804

Reigning the River: Urban Ecologies and Political Transformation in Kathmandu (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)

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