The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalya
by Ramachandra Guha
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Expanded Edition This new, expanded edition of The Unquiet Woods, Ramachandra Guha's pathbreaking study of peasant movements against commercial forestry, offers a new epilogue that brings the story of Himalayan social protest up-to-date, reflecting the Chipko movement's continuing influence in the wider world. A new appendix charts the progress of environmental history in India. The bibliography and index have been revised and updated.Tags
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A decent look at the history of environmental activism in India, with a great deal of information on the grassroots group, Chipko, that managed to affect environmental policy in India.
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Ramachandra Guha is one of the leading historians of modern India. His books include Environmentalism: A Global History and India after Gandhi.
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- Canonical title
- The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalya
- Original publication date
- 1989; 2000 (expanded edition) (expanded edition)
- Important places
- Uttarakhand, India; Himalayas
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 333.75 — Society, government, & culture Economics Economics of land and energy Conservation, Alternative Energy Sources Forests & Rainforests
- LCC
- SD414 .I5 .G84 — Agriculture Forestry. Arboriculture. Silviculture Forestry Conservation and protection
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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