Environmental Movements of India : Chipko, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Navdanya

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In her detailed retelling of three iconic movements in India, Professor Emerita Krishna Mallick, PhD, gives hope to grassroots activists working toward environmental justice. Each movement deals with a different crisis and affected population: Chipko, famed for tree-hugging women in the Himalayan fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mallick, Krishna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Navdanya (Organization)
Narmada Bachao Andolan.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Chipko movement.
Social movements > India.
Environmentalism > India.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Frances Moore Lappe
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • Three Grassroots Movements That Made a Global Impact
  • Principles of Environmental Philosophy
  • (1) Environmental Justice
  • (2) Intergenerational Equality
  • (3) Respect for Nature
  • 1. Historical and Cultural Contexts in India
  • 1.1 'Legal' Destruction of India's Forests
  • 1.1.1 Acts Spark Peasant Protests
  • 1.2 A Cultural Leader Emerges
  • 1.2.1 Nonviolence and Gandhi's Truth
  • 1.2.2 How Chipko Followed Hinduism through Gandhi
  • 1.2.3 How NBA Followed Hinduism through Gandhi
  • 1.2.4 How Navdanya Followed Hinduism through Gandhi
  • 1.2.5 Ecology and Social Justice
  • 1.3 Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • 2. Chipko (Hug the Trees) Movement
  • 2.1 A Physical Act of Survival
  • 2.1.1 Sacred Texts and Social Justice
  • 2.2 Preconditions and Formation of the Chipko Movement
  • 2.2.1 Workers Organize for Nonviolent Action
  • 2.2.2 Suffering by Means of Fasting and Foot March
  • 2.3 Laudable Leaders
  • 2.3.1 Women's Role in the Chipko Movement
  • 2.4 Critical Reception of the Chipko Movement
  • 2.4.1 Questions about Chipko's Popularity and Success
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • 3. Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA): Save the Narmada
  • 3.1 The Common Good in a Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • 3.1.1 A Recursive History of Dam-Building
  • 3.2 Regional Tensions from the Start
  • 3.2.1 Amid Unrest, NGOs Align to Form NBA
  • 3.2.2 National and Global Ramifications
  • 3.3 Gender and the Narmada Case
  • 3.3.1 Roles for Displaced Women
  • 3.4 Gendered Dimensions of Neoliberal Capitalist Development
  • 3.5 Reasons for the Success of the NBA
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • 4. Navdanya (Nine Seeds) Movement
  • 4.1 The Terrible Human Toll of GM Crops
  • 4.1.1 Shifting Economics
  • 4.2 Emergence of Anti-GM Movements
  • 4.2.1 KRRS: Fiery Fields of Protest
  • 4.2.2 Gene Campaign: Secure Food and Climate
  • 4.2.3 Navdanya's Holistic Approach
  • 4.3 Food Sovereignty
  • 4.3.1 Biodiverse Organic Farming
  • 4.4 Biodiversity and Climate Change
  • 4.4.1 Entrepreneurial Renewal
  • 4.5 Navdanya and Social Justice
  • 4.5.1 Civil Disobedience
  • 4.5.2 Human Right to Food
  • 4.5.3 Protecting the Global South
  • 4.6 Shiva's View of Earth Democracy
  • 4.7 Genetically Modified Crops and the Future
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • 5. Moral Implications of Environmental Movements
  • 5.1 The Mesmerizing Power of Nonviolence
  • 5.1.1 An Ecological Warrior
  • 5.1.2 Truth at All Costs
  • 5.2 Defining Views of Globalism
  • 5.2.1 Technological Prowess
  • 5.3 Core Values of Development Ethics
  • 5.3.1 Environmental Justice for All
  • 5.4 Ecofeminism: Ethics of Mutual Care and Connection
  • 5.4.1 Ecofeminist Roots in the Chipko Movement
  • 5.4.2 Southern Materialist Ecofeminism
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • 6. Hindu Ethics and Ecology

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