Gadgil, Madhav
This fissured land an ecological history of India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 1995 - xiv,274p. 21*13 cm
The book especially focuses on the use and abuse of forest resources. In Part One, the authors present a general theory of ecological history. Part Two provides a fresh interpretative history of pre-modern India along with an ecological interpretation of the caste system. In Part Three, the authors draw upon a huge wealth of source material in their socio-ecological analysis of the modes of resource use introduced in India by the British. The Second Edition comes with a new Preface by the authors
9780195633412
Forests and forestry -- India -- History
Natural resources -- India -- History.
Human ecology -- India -- History
304.20954 / GAD
This fissured land an ecological history of India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 1995 - xiv,274p. 21*13 cm
The book especially focuses on the use and abuse of forest resources. In Part One, the authors present a general theory of ecological history. Part Two provides a fresh interpretative history of pre-modern India along with an ecological interpretation of the caste system. In Part Three, the authors draw upon a huge wealth of source material in their socio-ecological analysis of the modes of resource use introduced in India by the British. The Second Edition comes with a new Preface by the authors
9780195633412
Forests and forestry -- India -- History
Natural resources -- India -- History.
Human ecology -- India -- History
304.20954 / GAD