Critical themes in environmental history of India

By:

Chakrabarti, Ranjan (Ed.)

Publication details: SAGE India, 2020. New Delhi:Description: xii, 476 p.; hb; 25 cmISBN:

9789353883140

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.70954 CHA

Online resources:

Danino, Michel, “Climate, environment and the Harappan civilization”, in Critical Themes in Environmental History of India, New Delhi: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd., pp. 333-377, Jul. 2020, ISBN: 9789353883140.

Summary: A first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human-nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history to examine a number of critical themes, such as waterbodies and water, forests, land use, wildlife and the issue of the history of climate in India. It focuses on the methodological and historiographical aspects of environmental history and raises new questions to open up new windows leading to fresh research questions. The book argues that environmental history would serve as an important gateway to the history of the human-nature relationship, for example, exploring the role of water history would help in understanding the present context of water crisis in Indian cities

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar	General	333.70954 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	IITGN Authored Book		029267

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human-nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history to examine a number of critical themes, such as waterbodies and water, forests, land use, wildlife and the issue of the history of climate in India. It focuses on the methodological and historiographical aspects of environmental history and raises new questions to open up new windows leading to fresh research questions. The book argues that environmental history would serve as an important gateway to the history of the human-nature relationship, for example, exploring the role of water history would help in understanding the present context of water crisis in Indian cities

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