Dam the rivers, damn the people : development and resistence in Amazonian Brazil - Cummings, Barbara J. (Sterling, VA ; London : Earthscan, 2009)
Amazonian development : an overview -- Dams in the rainforest : what do we know? -- The 2010 plan -- Balbina : a case study -- Altamira-Xingu : birth of the resistance -- Under the politics of development -- Prospects for the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Natural resources -- Amazon River Region; Natural resources -- Brazil; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Amazon River Region; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Brazil; Water-power -- Amazon River Region; Water-power -- Brazil; Rain forests -- Amazon River Region -- Management; Rain forests -- Brazil -- Management