An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107111622)

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh contain one-fifth of humanity, are home to many biodiversity hotspots, and are among the nations most subject to climatic stresses. By surveying their environmental history, we can gain major insights into the causes and implications of the Indian subcontinent's current conditions. This accessible new survey begins roughly 100 million years ago, when continental drift moved India from the South Pole and across the Indian Ocean, forming the Himalayan Mountains and creating monsoons. Coverage continues to the twenty-first century, taking readers beyond independence from colonial rule. The new nations of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have produced rising populations and have stretched natural resources, even as they have become increasingly engaged with climate change. To understand the region's current and future pressing issues, Michael H. Fisher argues that we must engage with the long and complex history of interactions among its people, land, climate, flora, and fauna.

Author: Michael H. Fisher
ISBN-10: 1107111625
ISBN-13: 9781107111622
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2018
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2019