Shifting ground (Record no. 70852)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198098959
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Savera Book Distributors
Distributor address : 4754, Akarshan Bhawan, 23 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi
Bill Number : 26-27/CRB/682
Bill Date : 25/09/2026
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 304.209 RAN
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rangarajan, Mahesh, (Editor).
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Shifting ground
Remainder of title : people, animals, and mobility in India's environmental history.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Mahesh Rangarajan.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2014.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 310p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 665
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Environmental history of India has developed as an important field of inquiry in the last twenty-five years. While providing major insights, the existing scholarship has primarily focused on drawing sharp lines of distinction - those between geographical spaces (forest, rivers, farms), people (herders, farmers, townspeople), eras (colonial, post-colonial) and so on. The limitations of these sharp divides are brought to the forefront when there is a critical engagement with the region's contested environmental past. Shifting Ground brings together an array of essays that pose critical questions regarding India's environmental past and the way it has been approached by scholars. From debunking the idea of a primeval, pristine forest cover, to analysing the dynamics that shape human-animal relations, to examining the conflicts created by post-Independence projects of rural development and conservation - this volume touches upon the various aspects of environmental studies and juxtaposes them with social history, history of science and technology and history of trade and culture. Drawing on original case studies the book not only explores the past, but also portrays how its traditions are often invoked to be deployed in contemporary conflicts - those that are often aggravated by the pressures on natural assets created by the recent prosperity and the vaulting aspirations of a rapidly expanding Indian middle class. Key Features:Emerging research areas in India's environmental history Covers pre-history to post-independence period Wide array of themes covered Renowned editors and contributors
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human ecology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nature
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element People, animals, and mobility
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mahesh Rangarajan.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 03/10/2026 Savera Books 665.00   304.209 RAN 31832 03/10/2026 03/10/2026 Books
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