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020			_a978-93-94262-45-4 _c₹ 1425.00 _q(hbk.)
020			_a9781003395652
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040			_aMahanirban Calcutta Research Group Library _beng
041	0		_aeng
050		4	_aQH540.8 _b.D374 2023
082	0	4	_a577.095414 _223 _bDAS
100	1		_aDasgupta, Dipanwita, _eaut
245	1	4	_aThe ravaged paradise _benvironmental history of Colonial Darjeeling Himalaya (1835-1947) _cDipanwita Dasgupta
260			_aNew Delhi _bManohar _c2023
300			_a233 p., 9 unnumbered p. of plates _bill, map _c23 cm.
505	0		_aCover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Maps -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations/Acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tribes and the Natural Habitat -- 3. Deadly Plain and Homely Hills -- 4. Commercialization of Exotic Flora -- 5. Communication, Deforestation and Conflict -- 6. Climate, Landscape, and Nostalgia -- 7. Forest and Wildlife -- 8. The Violence of Nature -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Lepcha Medicinal Plant and their Usage -- Appendix II: The List of Earthquakes in Darjeeling (1842-1947) -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book makes a systematic attempt to explore the environmental history of Darjeeling during the British colonial period (1835-1947).
650		0	_aEcology _xHistory.
651		0	_aDarjeeling (India) _vGuidebooks.
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