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082			_a333.7 ENV
100			_aKapur, Nandini Sinha (ed.)
245		0	_aEnvironmental history of early India
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bOUP
260			_c2011
300			_a282 p.
520			_aThe last decade has seen a spurt of writings on environmental history. However, a history of early India has rarely been constructed from this perspective. One of the first anthologies on the subject, this reader, presents a comprehensive survey of environmental history in ancient and early medieval India. It examines significant aspects of early Indian society and state, and their relationship with the natural environment. Presenting a multidimensional analysis, this volume discusses various aspects of the history of the environment in early and early medieval India like: deforestation, agricultural expansion, settlement patterns, and royal sanctions and charters related to forests; development of irrigation and water resources; significance of marginal communities, and the impact of Puranic religion on topography; pastoralism and agrarian economy; botany and plant sciences in ancient India.
650			_aEnvironment-History-Early India
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