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How Much Should a Person Consume? - Environmentalism in India and the United States (Paperback)
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How Much Should a Person Consume? - Environmentalism in India and the United States (Paperback)
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Based on research conducted over two decades, this accessible and
deeply felt book provides a provocative comparative history of
environmentalism in two large ecologically and culturally diverse
democracies--India and the United States. Ramachandra Guha takes as
his point of departure the dominant environmental philosophies in
these two countries--identified as "agrarianism" in India and
"wilderness thinking" in the U.S. Proposing an inclusive "social
ecology" framework that goes beyond these partisan ideologies, Guha
arrives at a richer understanding of controversies over large dams,
state forests, wildlife reserves, and more. He offers trenchant
critiques of privileged and isolationist proponents of
conservation, persuasively arguing for biospheres that care as much
for humans as for other species. He also provides profiles of three
remarkable environmental thinkers and activists--Lewis Mumford,
Chandi Prasad Bhatt, and Madhav Gadgil. Finally, the author asks
the fundamental environmental question--how much should a person or
country consume?--and explores a range of answers.
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