This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India
- New Delhi Oxford University Press 2025
- xvi, 241 p.
Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Prologue: Prudence and Profligacy PART ONE: A THEORY OF ECOLOGICAL HISTORY 1. Habitats in Human History Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Prologue: Prudence and Profligacy PART ONE: A THEORY OF ECOLOGICAL HISTORY 1. Habitats in Human History PART TWO: TOWARDS A CULTURAL ECOLOGY OF PRE-MODERN INDIA 2. Forest and Fire 3. Caste and Conservation PART THREE: ECOLOGICAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL CONFLICT IN MODERN INDIA 4. Conquest and Control 5. The Fight for the Forest 6. Biomass for Business 7. Competing Claims on the Commons 8. Cultures in Conflict Bibliography Index