Dams, displacement and development : perspectives from Río Negro, Guatemala

• Main Author: Einbinder, Nathan (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Latin American studies.
• Subjects: Since 1900; Genocide > Guatemala > History > 20th century.; Energy development > Government policy > Guatemala > History.; Dams > Guatemala > History.; Forced migration > Guatemala.; Río Negro (Rabinal, Guatemala); Guatemala > History > 1945-1985.; Guatemala > History > 1985-; Guatemala > Politics and government > 1945-1985.; Guatemala > Politics and government > 1985-; Guatemala.; Guatemala > Rabinal > Río Negro.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

Using the case of the Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam in Guatemala, constructed between 1978 and 1983, this book examines the effects of displacement on the former residents of Río Negro, a community forcibly evicted and nearly eliminated by the military and paramilitary. Using open-ended interview discuss...