Nature and the orient

By:

Gorve, Richard H (ed.)

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Oxford Uniersisty Press; 1998Description: 1036 p.-Subject(s):

Environment history

DDC classification:

333.7 NAT

Summary: This volume brings together leading experts in history, history of science, archaeology, geography and environmental studies to discuss diverse aspects of the environmental history of South and Southeast Asia from 50,000 BC to the present. Spanning the geographical region from Peshawar on the northwest frontier to the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia, this book tells the story of the highly complex relationship between people and their environment. Among a multitude of subjects it reports on the latest findings in settlement archaeology, the history of deforestation, climate change, the history of fishing and hunting, colonial science and forest management, indigenous plant knowledge, the history of famine, the impact of coal mining, and the tragic history of India's tribal communities.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	333.7 NAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		81623

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This volume brings together leading experts in history, history of science, archaeology, geography and environmental studies to discuss diverse aspects of the environmental history of South and Southeast Asia from 50,000 BC to the present. Spanning the geographical region from Peshawar on the
northwest frontier to the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia, this book tells the story of the highly complex relationship between people and their environment. Among a multitude of subjects it reports on the latest findings in settlement archaeology, the history of deforestation, climate change,
the history of fishing and hunting, colonial science and forest management, indigenous plant knowledge, the history of famine, the impact of coal mining, and the tragic history of India's tribal communities.

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