Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in IndiaK. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Agrawal This book advances public and scholarly debates on development and globalization in new directions. It presents carefully developed case studies to show how the subjects of development are shaped by, and actively reshape, development ideas, programs, and projects. The essays in this volume include cross-cultural perspectives from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian diaspora. |
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... forestry , based in the Forest Research Institute , to find more lucrative uses for forests . Forestry thus became a sector of the colonial economy , organized to provide revenue through auctions of forest contracts , timber to provide ...
... forestry , based in the Forest Research Institute , to find more lucrative uses for forests . Forestry thus became a sector of the colonial economy , organized to provide revenue through auctions of forest contracts , timber to provide ...
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... Forestry legislation , reflecting the colonial will to expand its control over new domains , was also meant to reshape the relation between Himalayan forests and hill peasants . Their pasture rights had already been curtailed by the ...
... Forestry legislation , reflecting the colonial will to expand its control over new domains , was also meant to reshape the relation between Himalayan forests and hill peasants . Their pasture rights had already been curtailed by the ...
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... forestry development aimed to balance productivity enhancement and stock management . The National Forest Resolution of 1952 reiterated the objectives of state forestry : ' the value of forests was recognized not only in the physical ...
... forestry development aimed to balance productivity enhancement and stock management . The National Forest Resolution of 1952 reiterated the objectives of state forestry : ' the value of forests was recognized not only in the physical ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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