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100			_aRangarajan, Mahesh
245		0	_aNature and Nation : _b Essays on Environmental History / _cMahesh Rangarajan
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aRanikhet : _b Permanent Black in association with Ashoka University , _c2015.
300			_axiii, 346 p. ; _c 22 cm.
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520			_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.
650			_aConservation of natural resources
650			_aEnvironmental conditions
650			_aEnvironmental policy
650			_aHuman ecology
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