Nature and Nation : Essays on Environmental History /
Rangarajan, Mahesh
Nature and Nation : Essays on Environmental History / Mahesh Rangarajan - 1st ed. - Ranikhet : Permanent Black in association with Ashoka University , 2015. - xiii, 346 p. ; 22 cm.
This compilation of ten historical essays analyzes the intricate intersection of ecological shifts, political state-making, and national identity within South Asia. It tracks specific environmental transformations under key political leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, while drawing comparisons with post-colonial African states under Jomo Kenyatta and Julius Nyerere. The collection highlights how economy, local ecology, and political policy converge to redefine traditional views of environmental history in a diverse subcontinent.
9788178244594
Conservation of natural resources
Environmental conditions
Environmental policy
Human ecology
304.209 RAN
Nature and Nation : Essays on Environmental History / Mahesh Rangarajan - 1st ed. - Ranikhet : Permanent Black in association with Ashoka University , 2015. - xiii, 346 p. ; 22 cm.
This compilation of ten historical essays analyzes the intricate intersection of ecological shifts, political state-making, and national identity within South Asia. It tracks specific environmental transformations under key political leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, while drawing comparisons with post-colonial African states under Jomo Kenyatta and Julius Nyerere. The collection highlights how economy, local ecology, and political policy converge to redefine traditional views of environmental history in a diverse subcontinent.
9788178244594
Conservation of natural resources
Environmental conditions
Environmental policy
Human ecology
304.209 RAN
