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Natural Premises

Natural Premises Ecology and Peasant Life in the Western Himalaya, 1800-1950 - Studies in Social Ecology and Environmental History

Hardback (30 Apr 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book discusses the interaction between environment, economy, and society in a major part of the Western Himalaya. It reveals the pervasive influence of ecology on virtually every aspect of human activity in the region, and describes how numerous factors converged to sustain life in the Himalayan countryside.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780195642766
Publisher: OUP India
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 304.2095496
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 462g
Height: 215mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 20mm