عنوان

Going Against the Flow:

Number

LA129589

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Going Against the Flow:

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[Article]

Other Title Information

The Biopolitics of Dams and Diversions

First Statement of Responsibility

Veronica Strang

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Interactions with water are indicative not only of relationships between human groups but also of relationships with other species. In biopolitical economies few things express dominance over other species as clearly as damming and redirecting flows of water to give primacy to human needs. Yet despite growing opposition, dams-especially large ones-are still presented triumphantly, as symbols of successful nationhood and economic development. Building on ethnographic research in Australia, this chapter examines the allure of dams. It suggests that they represent not only a competition for wealth, but also an aspiration for control over life itself and the vitality of "living water." Interactions with water are indicative not only of relationships between human groups but also of relationships with other species. In biopolitical economies few things express dominance over other species as clearly as damming and redirecting flows of water to give primacy to human needs. Yet despite growing opposition, dams-especially large ones-are still presented triumphantly, as symbols of successful nationhood and economic development. Building on ethnographic research in Australia, this chapter examines the allure of dams. It suggests that they represent not only a competition for wealth, but also an aspiration for control over life itself and the vitality of "living water."

Date of Publication

2013

Physical description

161-173

Title

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

Volume Number

17/2

International Standard Serial Number

1568-5357

Subject Term

dams

Subject Term

human-environmental relations

Subject Term

water

Veronica Strang

Call Number

10.1163/15685357-01702007

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[Article]

275578

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