Colonialism, development, and the environment : railways and deforestation in British India, 1860-1884 /

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 cyc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Das, Pallavi V. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
1765-1947
Railroads > Environmental aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Deforestation > India > History > 19th century.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Forest conservation > India > History > 19th century.
Déboisement > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Forêts > Conservation > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > Pictorial.
Colonial influence
Deforestation
Ecology
Economic development > Environmental aspects
Economic history
Forest conservation
Railroads > Environmental aspects
India > Environmental conditions > History > 19th century.
India > Economic conditions > 19th century.
India > Colonial influence > History > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Railways and development in colonial India
  • 2. Railways' sleeper demand and deforestation
  • 3. The forests and railway fuel supply
  • 4. Hugh Cleghorn and forest conservation in India
  • Conclusion.

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