River-Sand Mining: An Ethnography of Resource Conflict in China
| Autor: | Qian Zhu |
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River sediments--Economic aspects--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Dredging--Environmental aspects--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Sand and gravel industry--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Sand and gravel mines and mining--Government policy--China, Human ecology--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Sand and gravel mines and mining--Environmental aspects--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Zhuang (Chinese people)--Social conditions, Right of property--China--Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
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| Popis: | This book explores the overexploitation of river-sand and its impact on Zhuang communities in China. A topical phenomenon, the book engages with the concept of authoritarian environmental management through a detailed analysis of state laws and policies on river-sand mining. Additional rich ethnographic material shows that riverfront Zhuang villagers and their indigenous ecological knowledge cannot compete with government policy, economic forces, and development trends in gaining control over river sand governance. This book provides appealing case studies in the interdisciplinary field of political ecology. As an example of'anthropology of home', it is of specific methodological interest. |
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