This fissured land [electronic resource] : an ecological history of India / Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha.
Material type: TextSeries: Oxford India perennialsPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Edition: [2nd ed.]Description: 1 online resource : illISBN:- 9780199082155 (ebook) :
- 304.20954 23
- GF661 .G34 2013
Previous ed.: 1992.
This text presents an interpretative ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. Using a general theory of ecological history, the authors provide a fresh interpretation of India's history, including an ecological account of the caste system and a sociological analysis of resource use.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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