Ann Armbrecht Forbes
Biographic Data
| ID | 127995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Armbrecht Forbes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann Armbrecht |
| FAMILY NAME | Forbes |
| SIGNATURE | FORBES A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dartmouth College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mapping Power: Disputing Claims to Kipat Lands in Northeastern Nepal
Through a close reading of a land dispute in northeastern Nepal, I examine broader shifts in local-national political relations as Nepal is transformed from a kingdom to a nation-state. In addition to documenting the shift from a customary to a private system of tenure, this case raises broader questions about the relationship between identity, politics, and place, and the impact of globalization on these relations. [land tenure, identity and pla…
The importance of being local: Villagers, NGOs, and the world bank in the Arun valley, Nepal
This paper reflects on the ways in which “local” identity became an important basis of legitimacy in the organization of opposition to the Arun dam in Nepal. Large projects such as dams have multiple effects over space and time so that there are many locales that can constitute the proper domain of the “local” voice. Looking only for the most strictly local privileges place over politics and implies that physical boundaries are impermeable. This …
Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal
Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal
The importance of being local: Villagers, NGOs, and the world bank in the Arun valley, Nepal
This paper reflects on the ways in which “local” identity became an important basis of legitimacy in the organization of opposition to the Arun dam in Nepal. Large projects such as dams have multiple effects over space and time so that there are many locales that can constitute the proper domain of the “local” voice. Looking only for the most strictly local privileges place over politics and implies that physical boundaries are impermeable. This …
Mapping Power: Disputing Claims to Kipat Lands in Northeastern Nepal
Through a close reading of a land dispute in northeastern Nepal, I examine broader shifts in local-national political relations as Nepal is transformed from a kingdom to a nation-state. In addition to documenting the shift from a customary to a private system of tenure, this case raises broader questions about the relationship between identity, politics, and place, and the impact of globalization on these relations. [land tenure, identity and pla…
Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal
Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal
Mapping Power: Disputing Claims to Kipat Lands in Northeastern Nepal
Through a close reading of a land dispute in northeastern Nepal, I examine broader shifts in local-national political relations as Nepal is transformed from a kingdom to a nation-state. In addition to documenting the shift from a customary to a private system of tenure, this case raises broader questions about the relationship between identity, politics, and place, and the impact of globalization on these relations. [land tenure, identity and pla…
The importance of being local: Villagers, NGOs, and the world bank in the Arun valley, Nepal
This paper reflects on the ways in which “local” identity became an important basis of legitimacy in the organization of opposition to the Arun dam in Nepal. Large projects such as dams have multiple effects over space and time so that there are many locales that can constitute the proper domain of the “local” voice. Looking only for the most strictly local privileges place over politics and implies that physical boundaries are impermeable. This …
Geography (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works)