TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ranjan Chakrabarti,Ed
TI  - Critical themes in environmental history of India 
SN  - 9789353883140
U1  - 333.70954 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Geographical perception
N2  - "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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