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Author:   Michael H. Fisher (Oberlin College, Ohio)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781107111622

ISBN 10:   1107111625
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   18 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Locating and shaping India's physical environment and living populations; 3. Indus and Vedic relationships with Indian environments (c.3500 BCE–c.600 BCE); 4. The environment and forest-dweller, late Vedic, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Dravidian cultures, societies, and states (c.600 BCE–c.800 CE); 5. Insiders, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim immigrants, and the environment (c.700–c.1600); 6. Mughal empire (1526–1707); 7. Mughal imperial fragmentation, regional state rise, popular environmental movements, and early British colonial policies and institutions (c.1700–1857); 8. The British Raj, 'Mahatma' Gandhi, and other anti-colonial movements (1857–1947); 9. West and East Pakistan and India following independence (1947–71); 10. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh from Stockholm to Rio (1971–92); 11. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh into the twenty-first century; 12. National, subcontinental, and global issues in South Asia; Bibliographic essay.

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'This sweeping study covers South Asia's environmental past from ancient times to the contemporary period; it will now become the standard text on the subject. Fisher's special ability to place environmental issues in larger contexts makes this book valuable to general classes on South Asian history as well as to advanced courses and professional scholarship.' Douglas E. Haynes, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire 'This environmental history of India, from ancient times to the present, synthesizes vast amounts of research in readily accessible prose to bring public history and sophisticated scholarship into a congenial dialogue. Novices and experts alike will learn a lot from the lightly-worn erudition of the author and enjoy the smooth-flowing river of stories the book provides.' K. Sivaramakrishnan, Yale University, Connecticut Advance praise: `This sweeping study covers South Asia's environmental past from ancient times to the contemporary period; it will now become the standard text on the subject. Fisher's special ability to place environmental issues in larger contexts makes this book valuable to general classes on South Asian history as well as to advanced courses and professional scholarship.' Douglas E. Haynes, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire Advance praise: `This environmental history of India, from ancient times to the present, synthesizes vast amounts of research in readily accessible prose to bring public history and sophisticated scholarship into a congenial dialogue. Novices and experts alike will learn a lot from the lightly-worn erudition of the author and enjoy the smooth-flowing river of stories the book provides.' K. Sivaramakrishnan, Yale University, Connecticut

This sweeping study covers South Asia's environmental past from ancient times to the contemporary period; it will now become the standard text on the subject. Fisher's special ability to place environmental issues in larger contexts makes this book valuable to general classes on South Asian history as well as to advanced courses and professional scholarship. Douglas E. Haynes, Dartmouth College This environmental history of India, from ancient times to the present, synthesizes vast amounts of research in readily accessible prose to bring public history and sophisticated scholarship into a congenial dialogue. Novices and experts alike will learn a lot from the lightly-worn erudition of the author and enjoy the smooth-flowing river of stories the book provides. K. Sivaramakrishnan, Yale University

Author Information

Michael H. Fisher is Danforth Professor of History, Emeritus, at Oberlin College, Ohio. He is the author of numerous books, including Migration: A World History (2013) and A Short History of the Mughal Empire (2015).

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