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| 100 | _aRangarajan Mahesh | ||
| 245 | _aIndia's environmental history : Vol. II Colonialism, modernity and the nation | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bPermanent Black _c2012 |
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| 365 | _bRs. 1,850 Vols | ||
| 505 | _aSummary: Vol 2. Shows how colonial rule resulted in ecological change on a new scale altogether. Forests covering over half a million sq km were taken over by 1904 and managed by foresters. Canal construction on a gigantic scale gave British India perhaps more acreage than any other political entity on earth. Similar new forces were at work in relation to the animal world, with species being reclassified as vermin to be hunted down or as game to be selectively shot.For all who are interested in the diverse and detailed findings of the best scholarship on India s environment | ||
| 650 | _a1. Environment - History | ||
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