Colonialism, development, and the environment : railways and deforestation in British India, 1860-1884 / Pallavi V. Das.

Colonialism, development, and the environment : railways and deforestation in British India, 1860-1884 /

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 cyc...

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Main Author: Das, Pallavi V. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Railroads > Environmental aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Deforestation > India > History > 19th century.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Forest conservation > India > History > 19th century.
India > Environmental conditions > History > 19th century.
India > Economic conditions > 19th century.
India > Colonial influence > History > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
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