How Long to Read Dams, Displacement and Development

How Long Does it Take to Read Dams, Displacement and Development?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 35 minutes to read Dams, Displacement and Development by Nathan Einbinder

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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 discussions and testimonies, it focuses on this specific incident of displacement and violence and discusses the outcomes 30 years later. Guatemala’s history is plagued by development projects that resulted in displacement, violence, and increased marginalization of its indigenous and non-indigenous populations. In order to make way for development initiatives such as the production of bananas, African palm, coffee and sugar cane; the extraction of metals such as gold and nickel; or, in this specific case, the construction of a hydroelectric dam, the land-based, predominately Maya campesinos have been systematically uprooted from the lands of their birth and launched into uncertainty. The research findings presented, based on fieldwork conducted from January to April 2009, suggest that the majority of survivors from the massacres that took place are still adversely affected by the destruction of their families and livelihoods. While the circumstances pertaining to this event are unique, similar struggles over land and human rights continue into the present — and if policies remain unchanged, in both international development agencies as well as the Guatemalan government, clashes of this nature only increase in time.

How long is Dams, Displacement and Development?

Dams, Displacement and Development by Nathan Einbinder is 94 pages long, and a total of 23,876 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 29% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dams, Displacement and Development Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Dams, Displacement and Development aloud.

What Reading Level is Dams, Displacement and Development?

Dams, Displacement and Development is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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