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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   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 08$a9781349556458 
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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   $aGreat Britain$xHistory
606   $aAsia$xHistory
606   $aHistory, Modern
606   $aImperialism and Colonialism
606   $aHistory of Britain and Ireland
606   $aAsian History
606   $aHistory of South Asia
606   $aModern History
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615  0$aGreat Britain$xHistory.
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615  0$aHistory, Modern.
615 14$aImperialism and Colonialism.
615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland.
615 24$aAsian History.
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615 24$aModern History.
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