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Hugging the trees:

the story of the Chipko movement
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Viking, 1988 - Chipko movement - 175 pages
It Traces The Evolution Of `Chipko` Movement Since Its Earliest Days, The Contribution Of Women To The Various Programmes. Includes The Profiles Of Leading Legends Like Bahuguna And Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

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This book is a wonderful resource about the Chipko Movement in India. Weber provides the most thorough account of the activities that I have been able to find.

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Contents

THE SETTING
17
THE GANDHIAN CONNECTION
24
BEGINNINGS
33
Copyright

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Hugging the trees: the story of the Chipko movement
Hugging the trees: the story of the Chipko movement
Thomas Weber
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TitleHugging the trees: the story of the Chipko movement
AuthorThomas Weber
PublisherViking, 1988
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized14 Jan 2009
Length175 pages
  
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