Colonialism, Development, and the Environment

Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884

Pallavi V. Das (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

189 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-49456-6 (ISBN)

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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.

Pallavi V. Das is an Associate Professor of History at Lakehead University, Canada. Her research interests include global environmental history, environment and development in colonial and post-colonial India, and people's history of climate change. She has published articles in Environment and History and Modern Asian Studies and other journals.

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
1. Railways and Development in Colonial India
2. Railways ' ' Sleeper Demand and Deforestation
3. The Forests and Railway Fuel Supply
4. Hugh Cleghorn and Forest Conservation in India
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.10.2015
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 189 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-137-49456-5 / 1137494565
ISBN-13	978-1-137-49456-6 / 9781137494566
Zustand	Neuware