03786nam 22008175 450 991079829400332120200919061100.01-137-49458-110.1007/978-1-137-49458-0(CKB)3710000000615313(EBL)4451926(OCoLC)944899478(SSID)ssj0001653368(PQKBManifestationID)16433370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001653368(PQKBWorkID)14982581(PQKB)10117062(SSID)ssj0001628315(PQKBManifestationID)16371419(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001628315(PQKBWorkID)12161452(PQKB)11169899(DE-He213)978-1-137-49458-0(MiAaPQ)EBC4451926(PPN)192775014(EXLCZ)99371000000061531320160314d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrColonialism, Development, and the Environment[electronic resource] Railways and Deforestation in British India, 1860–1884 /by Pallavi V. Das1st ed. 2015.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2015.1 online resource (204 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-55645-9 1-137-49456-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.ImperialismGreat Britain—HistoryAsia—HistoryHistory, ModernImperialism and Colonialismhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/722000History of Britain and Irelandhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/717020Asian Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715000History of South Asiahttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715040Modern Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/713000IndiaEnvironmental conditionsHistory19th centuryIndiaEconomic conditions19th centuryIndiaColonial influenceHistory19th centuryIndiaHistoryBritish occupation, 1765-1947Imperialism.Great Britain—History.Asia—History.History, Modern.Imperialism and Colonialism.History of Britain and Ireland.Asian History.History of South Asia.Modern History.954.035HIS015000HIS017000HIS037060bisacshDas Pallavi Vauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1464533BOOK9910798294003321Colonialism, Development, and the Environment3674214UNINA