LEADER 03759nam 22008175 450 001 9910817901503321 005 20200919061100.0 010 $a1-137-49458-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-137-49458-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000615313 035 $a(EBL)4451926 035 $a(OCoLC)944899478 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001653368 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16433370 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001653368 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14982581 035 $a(PQKB)10117062 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001628315 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16371419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001628315 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12161452 035 $a(PQKB)11169899 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-49458-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4451926 035 $a(PPN)192775014 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000615313 100 $a20160314d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aColonialism, Development, and the Environment $eRailways and Deforestation in British India, 1860?1884 /$fby Pallavi V. Das 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (204 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-349-55645-9 311 $a1-137-49456-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aImperialism 606 $aGreat Britain?History 606 $aAsia?History 606 $aHistory, Modern 606 $aImperialism and Colonialism$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/722000 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/717020 606 $aAsian History$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715000 606 $aHistory of South Asia$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715040 606 $aModern History$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/713000 607 $aIndia$xEnvironmental conditions$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aIndia$xEconomic conditions$y19th century 607 $aIndia$xColonial influence$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aIndia$xHistory$yBritish occupation, 1765-1947 615 0$aImperialism. 615 0$aGreat Britain?History. 615 0$aAsia?History. 615 0$aHistory, Modern. 615 14$aImperialism and Colonialism. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 615 24$aAsian History. 615 24$aHistory of South Asia. 615 24$aModern History. 676 $a954.035 686 $aHIS015000$aHIS017000$aHIS037060$2bisacsh 700 $aDas$b Pallavi V$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01594950 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817901503321 996 $aColonialism, Development, and the Environment$93915674 997 $aUNINA