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An Ecological History of India
出版Oxford University Press, 1993
主題Business & Economics / Economics / GeneralHistory / Asia / South / GeneralHistory / Asia / South / IndiaScience / Life Sciences / Ecology
ISBN01956334159780195633412
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hqiYRXWphPUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In the first part of the book, the authors present a general theory of ecological history which attempts a paradigm shift from Weberian and Marxian theories of human society. Here they ask under what conditions humans exercise prudence in their use of natural resources; they examineinfrastructures, property systems, political ideologies, religions, social idioms and the belief structures that characterize human interactions with resource bases; they analyse the varieties of social conflict that appear over the exploitation of natural resources; and, finally, they explore theimpact of changing patterns of resource use upon human societies.In the second part the authors provide a fresh interpretive history of pre-modern India. They also provide, in this section, an ecological interpretation of the caste system which adds a significant dimension to existing ideas on caste.In the third part the authors draw on a huge wealth of source material to offer a socioecological analysis of the modes of resources use which were introduced by the British, and which continued, with modifications, after Independence in 1947. (This is a paperback edition of the HB issued in1992.)