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020 _a9781041356202
028 _a: Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd.
_b: 2/25, First Floor, Arun House, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi
_c: 3181
_d: 17/08/2026
082 _a305.56 GHA
100 _aGhai, Rahul.
245 _aPastoral Cultures of the Thar Desert
_b: Resilience, Adaptations and Innovations in Western Rajasthan.
_c/ Rahul Ghai.
260 _a, New York
_b: Routledge
_c, 2026.
300 _axviii, 189p.
_c: 24cm.
365 _b906.5
520 _aThe book brings together narratives of earth-stolid pastoral nomads and experiences of their mobility across different terrains as they negotiate the harsh terrain in interiors of the Thar. Synthesising learnings from lived experience of development practice with pastoralists for two and a half decades and an ethnographic study of selected villages in Bikaner and Jaisalmer, the volume transcends tragic tropes about pastoralism that have obfuscated perspectives about pastoralists in academia, policy discourse and state action. Instead, it argues for an interweaving of pastoral destinies with our destinies in the quest for a sustainable world. Pastoral communities offer useful cues on sustainable natural resource management, values of frugality and gratitude to nature. In the context of a globally renewed interest in pastoralism and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, this volume would be of interest to researchers, students of environment and development, sociology, economics, development studies, and public policy. It will also appeal to humanities and development practitioners, arid zone specialists, travellers and desert enthusiasts.
650 _aSocial Science
650 _aPastoralists of Rajisthan
650 _aDesert
700 _aRahul Ghai.
942 _cBOOK
999 _c70669
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