Bibliograph

The politics of swidden farming, environment and development in eastern India, Debojyoti Das

Type

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The politics of swidden farming, environment and development in eastern India, Debojyoti Das

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The politics of swidden farming

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1054129075

Responsibility statement

Debojyoti Das

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

environment and development in eastern India

Summary

The Politics of Swidden Farming offers a new explanation for the changes taking place in swidden farming practised in the highlands of eastern India through an ethnographic case study. The book traces the story of agroecological change and state intervention to colonial times, and helps understand contemporary agrarian change by contextualizing farming not just in terms of the science and technology of agriculture or conservation and biodiversity but also in terms of technologies of rule. The Politics of Swidden Farming adds a new dimension to the underdeveloped literature on shifting cultivation in South Asia by focusing on the social ecology of farming and agrarian change in the hills. It provides a comparative viewpoint to state-centred and donor-driven development in the frontier region by bringing in different actors and institutions that become the actants and agents of social change.--, Provided by publisher

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