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IN-KoMCRG |
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20240312170257.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
978-93-95624-43-5 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
Mahanirbar Calcutta Research Group Library |
| Language of cataloging |
English |
| 041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| DDC Edition No. |
23 |
| Class No. |
551.307 |
| Item number |
RAO |
| 100 1# - FIRST AUTHOR (IF A PERSON) |
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| Name of author |
Rao, Arati Kumar |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Marginlands |
| Sub-title |
Indian landscapes on the brink |
| Statement of responsibility |
Arati Kumar - Rao |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Pikador India |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| No. of pages |
x, 240 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
incl. bibliographical; references |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue: Gathereing String -- Part I: The desert. A liquid memory -- The landscape of loss -- Part II: Veins of our land. The Farakka folly -- A fleeting flash of fin -- Hunting with dolphins -- Fading to black -- Part III: An eroding margin. On the brink of brine -- Jewels by the sea -- Eating up the coast -- The tiger's lair -- Part IV: The third pole. When the glaciers disappear -- A coup on the roof of the world -- Into the hidden land -- Part V: The sound of cities. Where the wild things still are -- Listening to landscapes -- Epilogue: Learning to see -- Glossary of Local Words -- Notes -- Gratitude |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"AN ENVIRONMENTALIST’S JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA’S PRECIOUS YET VULNERABLE LANDSCAPES.<br/><br/>In the boundless Thar, deemed a ‘wasteland’ by the authorities, miners bulldoze sand dunes guarding life-sustaining water. The Gangetic dolphin, once a thriving apex predator, struggles for survival as its riverine habitat is fragmented by dams and roiled by incessant shipping. Deep in the mangrove forests of the Sunderban, tigers prey on desperate crab-catchers. Encroachments on the Mumbai coastline unleash cataclysmic floods. Along the eroding beaches of Kerala, fishers live in fear of the sea swallowing them whole. As the spectre of climate change compounds these natural and human-induced disasters, India’s most endangered landscapes are pushed to the precipice of destruction.<br/><br/>Arati Kumar-Rao journeys to these marginlands, listening intently to their inhabitants, paying close attention to each fissure, fold and ripple, as she documents the misguided decisions, wilfully ignored warnings and disregarded evidence that have brought us almost to a point of no return. But the land is still rich in ancient wisdom, and its cracks hold lessons that may yet aid us in undoing centuries of slow violence – so long as one is willing to attune their senses.<br/><br/>Combining enthralling nature writing and journalism with immersive art and photography, Marginlands is an urgent, vital work by a passionate chronicler of our environment."-- Book jacket |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject heading |
Ecology |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject heading |
Environmental degradation |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject heading |
Environmental degradation |
| Geographic subdivision |
India |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject heading |
Environmental protection |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject heading |
Environmental protection |
| Geographic subdivision |
India |
| 651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
India |
| 651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
India |
| General subdivision |
Environmental conditions |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
