| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 476 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- SECTION I -- 1. Environmental Historyof India -- 2. Invisible-Visible -- SECTION II -- 3. Environmental History of Water in Indian Cities -- 4. History of Water Bodies in India -- SECTION III -- 5. Ancient Forests and Sacred Groves -- 6. Plant Domestication and Evolution of Agriculture in India -- 7. Environmental Change and Forest Conservancy in Southwest Bengal, 1890-1964 -- 8. Hunting, Wildlife and Preservation in Colonial India, 1850-1947 -- SECTION IV -- 9. Climate, Environment and the Harappan Civilization |
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10. History of Earthquakes in India -- 11. Cyclones of East Coast of India -- 12. Climatic Change and Its Impact on Northeast India -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
"A first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human-nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history to examine a number of critical themes, such as waterbodies and water, forests, land use, wildlife and the issue of the history of climate in India. It focuses on the methodological and historiographical aspects of environmental history and raises new questions to open up new windows leading to fresh research questions. The book argues that environmental history would serve as an important gateway to the history of the human-nature relationship, for example, exploring the role of water history would help in understanding the present context of water crisis in Indian cities"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 07, 2020) |
| Subject |
Human ecology -- India -- History
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Environmental policy -- India
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Geographical perception -- India
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human ecology.
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Environmental policy
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Geographical perception
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Human ecology
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chakrabarti, Ranjan, editor
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Sage Publications.
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| LC no. |
2020008931 |
| ISBN |
9789353883164 |
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9353883164 |
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9789353883157 |
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9353883156 |
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9353885639 |
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9789353885632 |
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