About this Book

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Photo Section (appears after page 288) -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Development and Resistance in the Narmada Valley -- 2. The Narmada in Myth and History -- Part II: Overviews of the Sardar Sarovar Project -- 3. The Sardar Sarovar Project: A Victim of Time -- 4. India's Narmada: River of Hope -- 5. Benefits of the Sardar Sarovar Project: Are the Claims Reliable? -- 6. Hydropower at Sardar Sarovar: Is It Necessary, Justified, and Affordable? -- Part III: Histories of Resistance to the Sardar Sarovar Project -- 7. The Struggle for Participation and Justice: A Historical Narrative Medha Patkar (in conversation with Smitu Kothari) -- 8. What Do the Narmada Valley Tribals Want? -- 9. The International Narmada Campaign: A Case of Sustained Advocacy -- Part IV: Resettlement and Rehabilitation -- 10. Resettlement and Rehabilitation in Maharashtra for the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Project -- 11. The Sardar Sarovar Project: A Study in Sustainable Development? -- Part V: Technical and Environmental Concerns and Alternatives -- 12. The Sardar Sarovar Project and Sustainable Development -- 13. A Technical Overview of the Flawed Sardar Sarovar Project and a Proposal for a Sustainable Alternative -- Part VI: The Independent Review -- 14. Findings and Recommendations of the Independent Review -- 15. The Independent Review: Was It a Search for Truth? -- Part VII: Politics and Development -- 16. Damming the Narmada and the Politics of Development -- 17. Full of Sound and Fury? Struggling Toward Sustainable Development in India's Narmada Valley -- Index -- Contributors