Slow Disaster

This book presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole.

Autorentext

Mitul Baruah is an Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Ashoka University, India. His research interests include political ecology, water governance, hazards and disasters, environmental justice, agrarian studies, and island studies. He also possesses years of grassroots experience in environmental conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and community mobilization in rural India.

Inhalt

1. Introduction, 2. The Making and Unmaking of Majuli, 3. The Disastrous State, 4. Livelihoods, Ruined, 5. The Unquiet Island, 6. Afterword: Between Despair and Hope