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India is facing a river pollution crisis today. The origins of this crisis are commonly traced back to post-Independence economic development and urbanisation.
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This important new study investigates the competing demand for water in the Bhavani and Noyyal River basins of south India from the early 19th century to the ea
An Environmental History of India
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Authors: Michael H. Fisher
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This longue durée survey of the Indian subcontinent's environmental history reveals the complex interactions among its people and the natural world.
Dust and Smoke
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Toxic Histories
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Authors: David Arnold
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An analysis of the challenge that India's poison culture posed for colonial rule and toxicology's creation of a public role for science.