Gadgil, Madhav <br/><br/>
This fissured land  an ecological history of India 

 - New Delhi  Oxford University Press  1995 
 - xiv,274p.  21*13 cm 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195633412 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Forests and forestry -- India -- History <br/> Natural resources -- India -- History.<br/>Human ecology -- India -- History 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.20954  / GAD