Of Myth and Movements
Subtitle: Rewriting Chipko into Himalayan History
Publisher: Verso
Published: February 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781859843055
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Demonstrations & protest movements; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; Rural communities; Nature; Historical Geography; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; History - General History; India; History: World; Himalayas; History; Asia - India; Chipko movement; Asia - India & South Asia; Forest conservation; Himalaya Mountains
First sentence: Chipko was a social movement that emerged nearly twenty-five years ago in the Garhwal Himalaya.