Environmental History and Tribals in Modern India

The book elaborately discusses the colonial plunder of forest resources up to the introduction of the Forest Act (1878) and focuses on how colonial policy impacted on the Indian environment, opening the floodgates of forest resources plunder, primarily for timber and to establish coffee and tea plantations.

Cartea discuta in detaliu jefuirea coloniala a resurselor forestiere pana la introducerea Legii padurilor (1878) si se concentreaza asupra modului in care politica coloniala a avut impact asupra mediului indian, deschizand portile de jefuire a resurselor forestiere, in primul rand pentru cherestea si pentru a stabili cafea si ceai. plantatii.