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Colonialism, Development, and the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884 de Pallavi V. Das

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

Autor Pallavi V. Das
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 oct 2015
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137494566
ISBN-10: 1137494565
Pagini: 189
Ilustrații: XIX, 189 p. 2 illus.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2015
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
1. Railways and Development in Colonial India
2. Railways ' ' Sleeper Demand and Deforestation
3. The Forests and Railway Fuel Supply
4. Hugh Cleghorn and Forest Conservation in India
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Notă biografică

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.