Of Myth and Movements
Subtitle: Rewriting Chipko into Himalayan History
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: February 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781859847831
Subjects: History; History & Theory - General; Human Geography; Social Movements; Nature; History: World; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Asia - India & South Asia; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Demonstrations & protest movements; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; Himalayas; India; Rural communities
First sentence: Chipko was a social movement that emerged nearly twenty-five years ago in the Garhwal Himalaya.