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Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development

Isaacman, Allen F.

Dams, displacement, and the delusion of development Cahora Bassa and its legacies in Mozambique, 1965/2007 / [electronic resource] : Allen F. Isaacman and Barbara S. Isaacman. - Athens : Ohio University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (xvi, 291 p. :) ill. ; - New African histories .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-281) and index.

Introduction : Cahora Bassa in broader perspective -- The Zambezi River Valley in Mozambican history : an overview -- Harnessing the river : high modernism and building the dam, 1965/75 -- Displaced people : forced eviction and life in the protected villages, 1970/75 -- The Lower Zambezi : remaking nature, transforming the landscape, 1975/2007 -- Displaced energy -- Legacies.

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Forced migration--Zambezi River Valley.
Economic development projects--Mozambique.


Zambezi River Valley--Rural conditions.
Cahora Bassa Dam (Mozambique)--History.


Electronic books.

HC890.Z65 / I83 2013

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