The Losers Club by Jeff Kinley

The Losers Club by Jeff Kinley

This book deals with the controversies on developmental aspects of large dams, with a particular focus on the Narmada Valley projects in India. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and research, the author draws on Marxist theory to craft a detailed analysis of how local demands for resettlement and rehabilitation were transformed into a radical anti-dam campaign linked to national and transnational movement networks.

The book explains the Narmada conflict and addresses how the building of the anti-dam campaign was animated by processes of collective learning, how activists extended the spatial scope of their struggle by building networks of solidarity with transnational advocacy groups, and how it is embedded in and shaped by a wider field of force of capitalist development at national and transnational scales. The analysis emphasizes how the Narmada dam project is related to national and global processes of capitalist development, and relates the Narmada Valley movement to contemporary popular struggles against dispossession in India and beyond.

Conclusions drawn from the resistance to the Narmada dams can be applied to social movements in other parts of the Global South, where people are struggling against dispossession in a context of neoliberal restructuring. As such, this book will have relevance for people with an interest in South Asian studies, Indian politics and Development Studies.

JEFF KINLEY (B.A., University of Arkansas and ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is the author of 12 books, including I Can Only Imagine--Becoming the Worshipper You Long to Be and Through the Eyes of a Champion--The Brandon Burlsworth Story, which is currently being adapted into a major motion picture. Following 17 years of immersion into America's teenage and young adult culture, Jeff transitioned his hands-on experience and founded Main Thing Ministries in 2000 with a mission to communicate the relevancy of Christianity to this generation. He speaks to thousands via his podcasts and is also the founding pastor of Vintagenxt, a missional faith community in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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ISBN 13	9780310262626
ISBN 10	0310262623
Title	The Losers Club
Author	Jeff Kinley
Series	Invert S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Zondervan
Year published	2006-02-05
Number of pages	208
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