Colonialism, Development, and the Environment [electronic resource] : Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884 / by Pallavi V. Das.

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Das, Pallavi V [author.]

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Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: XIX, 189 p. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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9781137494580

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Electronic books.

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In: Springer eBooksSummary: This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship.

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This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship.