This Fissured Land, Second Edition - An Ecological History of India (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This Fissured Land, first published in 1992, presents an interpretative history ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. It offers a theory of ecological prudence and profligacy, testing this theory across the wide sweep of South Asian history. The book especially focuses on the use and abuse of forest resources. In Part One, the authors present a general theory of ecological history. Part Two provides a fresh interpretative history of pre-modern India along with an ecological interpretation of the caste system. In Part Three, the authors draw upon a huge wealth of source material in their socio-ecological analysis of the modes of resource use introduced in India by the British.
The Second Edition comes with a new Preface by the authors.

General

Imprint:	OUP India
Country of origin:	India
Series:	Oxford India Perennials Series
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Madhav Gadgil • Ramachandra Guha
Dimensions:	217 x 141 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-807744-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine biology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	0-19-807744-0
Barcode:	9780198077442

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