num_pages: 288
description: Using a general theory of ecological history, the authors provide a fresh interpretation of India's history, including an ecological account of the caste system and a sociological analysis of resource use. Madhav Gadgil, a professor of ecological sciences, and Ramachandra Guha, a professor ofsociology, present in this volume a collaborative perspective on the subcontinent which is rare, pathbreaking, and long overdue.
language: English
title: This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India
titlecomplete: This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India (Oxford India Paperbacks)
genres: Ecology, History, Environment, Science, Politics, India, Asia, Nonfiction, Economics
ratings_count: 93
publisher: Oxford University Press