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This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship.

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Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning The environment

• Full title: Colonialism, Development, and the Environment
• Subtitle: Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860-1884
• Author: Pallavi V. Das
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 189
• EAN: 9781137494566
• ISBN: 9781137494566
• ID: 09413923
• Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Weight: 394 g
• Dimensions: 148 × 224 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. October 2015

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