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028			_a: Technical Bureau _b: 4794/23, 1st Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi _c: TB3471 _d: 11/2/2026
082			_a304.2 CED
100			_aCederlof, Gunnel.
100			_a; Rangarajan, Mahesh.
245			_aAt Nature's Edge _b: The Global Present and Long Term History. _c/ Gunnel Cederlof.
260			_aNew Delhi _b: Oxford University Press, _c , 2018.
300			_axlii; 331p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b836.50
520			_aIn an epoch when environmental issues make the headlines, this is a work that goes beyond the everyday. Ecologies as diverse as the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean coast, the Negev desert and the former military bases of Vietnam, or the Namib desert and the east African savannah all have in common a long-time human presence and the many ways people have modified nature. With research covering countries from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the authors come together to ask how and why human impacts on nature have grown in scale and pace from a long pre-history. The chapters in this volume illumine specific patterns and responses across time, going beyond an overt centring of the European experience. The tapestry of life and the human reshaping of environments evoke both concern and hope, making it vital to understand when, why, and how we came to this particular turn in the road. Eschewing easy labels and questioning eurocentrism in today’s climate vocabulary, this is a volume that will stimulate rethinking among scholars and citizens alike.
650			_aEnvironment
650			_a History
650			_aGlobal Present
700			_aGunnel Cederlof.
942			_cBOOK
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