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Edited by Amit Bhattacharyya, Nupur Dasgupta, Rup Kumar Barman
This volume seeks to address different aspects of environmental history--the inter-relationships between man and environment, from urban elite perception of nature as seen through…
This volume seeks to address different aspects of environmental history--the inter-relationships between man and environment, from urban elite perception of nature as seen through the texts of Kalidasa to the modern perception as seen through the texts of Tarasankar, classical concept of 'agro-ecology', problems of environmental disaster and forced migration, special economic zones and its impact on nature and human beings. It explains how the highest peak of the world was renamed "Mt. Everest' in colonial interest, British forest policy in India, binaries of the American meta-narratives on nature and civilization, global warming and how environment affects the status of tribal women in the Jangal Mahal region of West Bengal. The volume also debates on related issues. Here one can have a glimpse of nature-human beings relationships over the ages and how state policies dictate such policies over the ages from the days of yore to modern times
Amit Bhattacharyya taught in the Department of History at Jadavpur University. His areas of interest and research include Swadeshi industry, ancient and modern China and Japan, human rights, the Maoist movement, Swadeshi advertising, environmental issues, and the women’s movement.
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