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Colonialism, Development, and the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884 - Hardcover

Das, Pallavi V.

 
9781137494566: Colonialism, Development, and the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1137494565 ISBN 13: 9781137494566
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship.

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About the Author

Pallavi V. Das is an Associate Professor of History at Lakehead University, Canada. Her research interests include global environmental history, environment and development in colonial and post-colonial India, and people's history of climate change. She has published articles in Environment and History and Modern Asian Studies and other journals.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137494565
ISBN 13 
9781137494566
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208