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In eastern Panama, land Is the key to survival
Wali, Alaka (2022-03-11)eng: The Kuna and Emberá people are Indian groups living in the Bayano region of eastern Panama. After the Bayano Hydroelectric Complex was constructed in 1976, they were forced to resettle. Recent events have imperiled ... -
Kilowatts and Crisis: Hydroelectric Power and Social Dislocation in Eastern Panama
Wali, Alaka (Westview Press;Boulder, Colorado, 2022-03-11)eng:This book describes the social history of the events surrounding the construction of the Bayano Dam and its aftermath in Eastern Panama. It clarifies the local level consequences, national motives, and the international ... -
The Bayano Corporation and social change: the regional consequences of macro development
Wali, Alaka (American Anthropological AssociationMuseum of Anthropology, University of Missouri--ColumbiaColumbia, Mo, 2022-03-09) -
The transformation of a frontier: State and regional relationships in Panama, 1972-1990
Wali, Alaka (Society for Applied Anthropology, 2022-03-11)eng: This article examines changing political and social relationships at local, national, and international levels, over an 18-year period during and after the construction of a hydroelectric dam project in eastern Panama. ...