Geographical Thoughts in India: Snapshots and Visions for the 21st Century: Planet Earth & Cultural Understanding, cartea 02

Rana P.B. Singh is Professor of Cultural Geography & Heritage Studies at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), and has published extensively on geographical thought, sacred geography, pilgrimage studies and heritage planning in India. His publications include 33 books and anthologies and over 180 research papers. On these themes he gave lectures in almost all parts of the world. His recent publications include Environmental Ethics (1993), The Spirit and Power of Place (1994), Cultural Landscapes and the Lifeworld (2004), Uprooting Geographical Thought in India: Toward Ecology and Culture in 21st Century (2009), and Geographical thought in India (2009).

Viewpoints on the book: v-viii; List of Tables, List of Figures: xi-xvi; Foreword: Prof. Martin J. Haigh (Oxford Brooke University, UK): 1-8; Preface, Acknowledgements: 9-21; 1. Metaphysics and Sacred Ecology: Cosmos, Theos, Anthropos: 23-57; 2. Lifeworld, Lifecycle and Home: 58-97; 3. Landscape as Text: Literary Geography and Indian Context: 98-128; 4. Historical Geography of India: Trends in the 21st century: 129-162; 5. Cultural Geography of India: Trends in the 21st century: 163-195; 6. Geographic Milieu and Belief Systems: An Appraisal: 196-226; 7. Sacred space and Faithscape: 227-266; 8. The Ganga River: Images and Symbol of India: 267-302; 9. Indian Village: A Phenomenological Understanding: 303-350; 10. Heritagescapes of India: Appraising Heritage ecology: 351-393; 11. Development in India: Appraising Self Retrospection: 394-422; index: 423-430; author 431.