Shifting ground : people, animals, and mobility in India's envrionmental history / Mahesh Rangarajan and K. Sivaramakrishnan.
| Call Number | 304.20954 |
| Title | Shifting ground : people, animals, and mobility in India's envrionmental history / Mahesh Rangarajan and K. Sivaramakrishnan. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
| Summary | 'Shifting Ground' brings together an array of essays that pose critical questions regarding India's environmental past and the way it has been approached by scholars. From debunking the idea of a primeval, pristine forest cover, to analysing the dynamics that shape human-animal relations, to examining the conflicts created by post-Independence projects of rural development and conservation - this volume touches upon the various aspects of environmental studies and juxtaposes them with social history, history of science and technology, and history of trade and culture. |
| Added Author | Rangarajan, Mahesh, editor. Sivaramakrishnan, K., 1957- editor. |
| Subject | Human ecology India History. Nature Effect of human beings on India History. India Environmental conditions. |
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| Summary | 'Shifting Ground' brings together an array of essays that pose critical questions regarding India's environmental past and the way it has been approached by scholars. From debunking the idea of a primeval, pristine forest cover, to analysing the dynamics that shape human-animal relations, to examining the conflicts created by post-Independence projects of rural development and conservation - this volume touches upon the various aspects of environmental studies and juxtaposes them with social history, history of science and technology, and history of trade and culture. |
| Subject | Human ecology India History. Nature Effect of human beings on India History. India Environmental conditions. |
| Multimedia |