Social Construction of Indian Forests

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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The meanings of Indian forests have been contested for many years. Even before the British colonial period, forests were seen as the haunts of outlaws, the source of beautiful images, the abode of holy men, as reserves for hunting as well as potential resources for exploitation. The Social Construction of Indian Forests explores these meanings, and draws out their relevance in diverse settings, from political party imagery in Tamil Nadu, through the Bengali novel, the management of wildlife reserves, the significance of the devarakadus (sacred groves) of Karnataka and the social meaning of forests in Uttarakhand, to case studies of Jharkhand and Karnataka in the new attempts to promote participation with Non-Governmental Organisations in the management of India's state forests.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-07-01
Mått150 x 230 x undefined mm
Vikt600 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
FörlagManohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN9788173042201

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Roger Jeffery is a Professorial Fellow in Sociology and an Associate Director of the Edinburgh India Institute, University of Edinburgh. He has written for a number of academic journals. He is the author of The Politics of Health in India, co-author of Labour Pains and Labour Power; Don't Marry Me to a Plowman; and Population, Gender and Politics; and co-editor of Girls' Schooling, Women's Autonomy and Demographic Change in South Asia.

Transliteration iv1 Introduction – Roger Jeffery2 Mountain Forests in Tamil Culture – Alexander M. Dubiansky 173 Forest and Forest Dwellers in Modern Bengali Fiction - France Bhattacharya 254 Sacred Groves in Coorg, Karnataka - M. A. Kalam 415 Folk-Models of the Forest Environment in Highland Malabar – Rich Freeman 556 Forest in Garhwal and the Construction of Space by Antje Linkenbach 797 People's Rights in a Bird Sanctuary: The Case of Bharatpur – Stig Toft Madsen 1078 NGOs and Forest Management in Karnataka – David Potter 1219 Autonomous and Joint Forest Management in India's Jharkhand: Lessons for the Futue? – Sarah Jewitt 145Bibliography 169Notes on Contributors 187