Nature, culture, imperialism : essays on the environmental history of South Asia / edited by David Arnold and Ramachandra Guha
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1996Description: xi, 376 p : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0195640756
- 9780195640755
- Social ecology
- Nature
- Forests, Pastoralists and Agrarian Society in Mughal India
- Whose Trees? Forests Practices and Local Communities in Andhra, 1600-1922
- Maps as Markers of Ecological Change: A Case Study of the Nilgiri Hills of Southern India
- Small-Dam Systems of the Sahyadris
- Inland Waters and Freshwater Fisheries: Some Issues of Control, Access and Conservation in Colonial India
- The Conquest of Smoke: Legislation and Pollution in Colonial Calcutta
- -- South Asia -- History -- Congresses
- -- Effect of human beings on -- South Asia -- History -- Congresses
- 304.209 20 ARN
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Books | CUTN Central Library Social Sciences | Non-fiction | 304.209 ARN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33151 |
"Essays ... presented at a conference entitled 'South Asia's Changing Environment', held at the Bellagio Conference Center, Lake Como, Italy, between 16 and 20 March 1992"--Pref.
First published: 1995
Environmental history is a fast developing field of critical enquiry. In both ecological and cultural terms, South Asia is characterized by its diversity. Ecological degradation, and the social conflicts that have come in its wake, have underlined the need for historical research in this field. This work should be of value to ecologists, environmentalists, historians, sociologists and those interested in peasant studies and India's environment.
Includes index
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