EPILEPSY: A public health imperative

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910557558403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: World Health Organization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Colonialism, Development, and the Environment : Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860-1884 / / by Pallavi V. Das

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960052603321
• Autore: Das Pallavi V
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015
• ISBN: 9781137494580; 1137494581
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Classificazione: HIS015000HIS017000HIS037060
• Disciplina: 954.035
• Soggetti: Imperialism; Great Britain - History; Asia - History; History, Modern; Imperialism and Colonialism; History of Britain and Ireland; Asian History; History of South Asia; Modern History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Maps; Introduction; 1 Railways and ; Development in Colonial India; 2 Railways' Sleeper Demand and Deforestation; 3 The Forests and Railway Fuel Supply; 4 Hugh Cleghorn and Forest Conservation in India; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.