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This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India
Second edition
AuthorMadhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEcology, History
PublisherOxford University Press, as Oxford India Paperbacks and Oxford India Perennials
Publication date
1992, 1993, 2013
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages216 (excluding Index, Bibliography etc.)
ISBN978-0-19-807744-2

This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India[1][2] is a book by Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha on the ecological history of India. It examines 'prudent' (sustainable) and 'profligate' (unsustainable) use of natural resources, and their effects. It describes the ecological history of India, from the first humans, through the ages of hunter-gatherers, farmers, empires and the British Raj.

  1. ^ Oxford University Press, http://global.oup.com/academic/product/this-fissured-land-second-edition-9780198077442?cc=in&lang=en&
  2. ^ Oxford Scholarship http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077442.001.0001/acprof-9780198077442

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