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Colonialism, Development, and the Environment: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884

By Pallavi V. Das (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1-349-55645-8, 978-1-137-49458-0
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-49458-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1142720 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XIX, 189\204
Time added
2016-07-20 04:00:00
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Description

This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship.

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