01197nam a2200205Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200200007610000230009624500790011925000120019826000810021030000280029136500090031952005530032865000380088165000290091965000250094865000180097320260708150740.0260708s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9788178244594  223a304.209 RAN  aRangarajan, Mahesh 0aNature and Nation :b Essays on Environmental History /cMahesh Rangarajan  a1st ed.  aRanikhet : b Permanent Black in association with Ashoka University ,c2015.  axiii, 346 p. ;c 22 cm.  b0.00  aThis 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.  aConservation of natural resources  aEnvironmental conditions  aEnvironmental policy  aHuman ecology