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

Colonialism, Development, and the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860-1884 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137494566)

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

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

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

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

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Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Pallavi V. Das
ISBN-10: 1137494565
ISBN-13: 9781137494566
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2015
Pages: 189
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
By Pallavi V. Das
By Pallavi V. Das
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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.

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