Items related to This Fissured Land: Ecological History of India (Studies...
This Fissured Land: Ecological History of India (Studies in Social Ecology & Environmental History) - Hardcover
This study represents the first systematic attempt to write an ecological history of India.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
The narrative's strength is its ability to highlight the two-way interaction between social relations and environmental conditions. The power of this approach is highlighted by the authors' analysis of the evolution of the caste system. (Ecological Economics)
About the Author:
Madhav Gadgil is Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.Ramachandra Guha is a Professorial Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi and is the author ofThe Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalayas (California, 1989).
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherOUP India
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0195630270
- ISBN 13 9780195630275
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
- Rating
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantIf you know the book but cannot find it on AbeBooks, we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added. If it is added to AbeBooks by one of our member booksellers, we will notify you!
Create a Want