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The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya

Ramachandra Guha

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Expanded Edition

This new, expanded edition of The Unquiet Woods, Ramachandra Guha's pathbreaking study of peasant movements against commercial forestry, offers a new epilogue that brings the story of Himalayan social protest up-to-date, reflecting the Chipko movement's continuing influence in the wider world. A new appendix charts the progress of environmental history in India. The bibliography and index have been revised and updated.

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 2nd, 2000
  • Pages: 265
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Expanded - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.51in - 0.66in - 0.71lb
  • EAN: 9780520222359
  • Categories: • Environmental Conservation & Protection - General• Asia - South - General• Social History

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About the Author

Ramachandra Guha is a historian and journalist living in Bangalore, India.

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Praise for this book

"Fascinating reading. Guha is to be commended for his effort which constitutes a significant illustration of the insights which the trained historian and sociologist can offer in the examination of a contemporary social movement."--"Indian Express Magazine"