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The Ravaged Paradise - Environmental History of Colonial Darjeeling Himalaya (1835–1947) (Hardcover)
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The Ravaged Paradise - Environmental History of Colonial Darjeeling Himalaya (1835–1947) (Hardcover)
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This book makes a systematic attempt to explore the environmental
history of Darjeeling during the British colonial period
(1835-1947), which profoundly transformed the environment of
Darjeeling by introÂducing commercial control over the natural
resources. After the foundation of Darjeeling as the hill station
for the low-income groups of British administration living in
Bengal and Burma, the place was transformed into a social,
recreational and commercial centre for the British authorities. The
railway construction boom, introduction of tea plantation, the
growth of a commercial market for timber and increasing demands for
fuel and building materials depleted the forest cover. The less
explored regions of Darjeeling attracted the adventure-thirsty
Britons. A series of investigations were made on the marketable
prodÂucts, the condition of roads, and quality of soil of these
regions. The ethnographic, geological, botanical and zoological
study of the Darjeeling was started by the colonial officials in
the nineteenth century. In the early stage of expansion of
colonialism in Asia, Africa, Australia and South America, the
European colonizers faced numerous problems in dealing with the
untouched nature. The accumulation of the knowledge of surrounding
regions and proper management of the labour became essential for
the colonial authority for transformation of the existing
environment of the densely forested tropical colonies. Taylor and
Francis does not sell or distribute the print editions of this book
in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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