Saravanan, Velayutham,

Colonialism, environment and tribals in South India, 1792-1947 / Velayutham Saravanan. - 1st ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : New Delhi : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Distributed by Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2017. - xiii, 224 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.

This book offers a bird's eye view of the economic and environmental history of the Indian peninsula during colonial era. It analyses the nature of colonial land revenue policy, commercialisation of forest resources, consequences of coffee plantations, intrusion into tribal private forests and tribal-controlled geographical regions, and disintegration of their socio-cultural, political, administrative and judicial systems during the British Raj. It explores the economic history of the region through regional and 'non-market' economies and addresses the issues concerning local communities. Comprehensive, systematic and rich in archival material, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers in history, especially those concerned with economic and environmental history.

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Land use, Rural--History--India--Salem District--19th century.
Land use, Rural--History--India--Salem District--20th century.
Land use, Rural--History--India--Dharmapuri District--19th century.
Land use, Rural--History--India--Dharmapuri District--20th century.
Forest policy--History--India--Salem District--19th century.
Forest policy--History--India--Salem District--20th century.
Forest policy--History--India--Dharmapuri District--19th century.
Forest policy--History--India--Dharmapuri District--20th century.
Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--History--India--Salem District--19th century.
Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--History--India--Salem District--20th century.
Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--History--India--Dharmapuri District--19th century.
Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--History--India--Dharmapuri District--20th century.
Tribes--Economic conditions.--India--Salem District
Tribes--Economic conditions.--India--Dharmapuri District
Imperialism--Environmental aspects.
Human ecology--History.--India

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