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Unruly hills : a political ecology of India's northeast /

The questions that inspired this study are central to contemporary research within environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental history: how does the introduction of a modern, capitalist, resource regime affect the livelihood of Indigenous peoples? Can sustainable resource manage...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karlsson, B. G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The questions that inspired this study are central to contemporary research within environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental history: how does the introduction of a modern, capitalist, resource regime affect the livelihood of Indigenous peoples? Can sustainable resource management be achieved in a situation of radical commodification of land and other aspects of nature? Focusing on conflicts relating to forest management, mining, and land rights, the author offers an account of present-day challenges for Indigenous people to accommodate aspirations for ethnic. --
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857451057
0857451057