Reigning the River - Urban Ecologies and Political Transformation in Kathmandu (Paperback, New)

A major contribution to the nascent anthropology of urban environments, "Reigning the River" illuminates the complexities of river restoration in Kathmandu, Nepal'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 Nepal'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.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Anne Rademacher
Dimensions:	232 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-5080-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Hydrology (freshwater) Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8223-5080-7
Barcode:	9780822350804

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