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Ecological Nationalisms
Nature, Livelihoods, and Identities in South Asia
The contributors to this innovative volume show that manifestations of nationalism have long and complex histories in South Asia. Terrestrial entities, imagined in terms of dense ecological networks of relationships, have often been the space or reference point for national aspirations, as shared memories of Mother Nature or appropriated economic, political, and religious geographies. In recent times, different groups in South Asia have claimed and appropriated ancient landscapes and territories for the purpose of locating and justifying a specific and utopian version of nation by linking its origin to their nature-mediated attachments to these landscapes. The topics covered include forests, agriculture, marine fisheries, parks, sacred landscapes, property rights, trade, and economic development.
About the Authors
Reviews
"The cases in Ecological Nationalisms— much too rich to summarize here— all take different positions on the relative importance of the ideas, interests, and identities activated or deployed in the politics of nature. . . . Beautifully produced, rich in content, and important; it is genuinely South Asian in scope and both international and interdisciplinary in execution."—Journal of Asian Studies
"Ecological Nationalisms, an edited volume of essays. . . is an ambitious and successful addition to the steadily growing literature on South Asian environmental history. . . . This work asks many good questions and should inspire subsequent research."—Environmental History
"[Ecological Nationalisms] opens the door to a remarkably wide body of research and enquiry. Most of the studies are not only very detailed but soundly based in an historical and conceptual background. The result is not easy reading but certainly provides an excellent base for understanding the interactive patterns at work in each of the areas studied.. it would be very valuable indeed to post-graduate students focusing on related problems and to senior practitioners."—Electronic Green Journal
"Informative and thought-provoking . . . Ecological Nationalisms is a must-read for serious scholars of South Asia studies."—American Anthropologist
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Other Titles by Gunnel Cederlöf
Ecological Nationalisms
Other Titles by K. Sivaramakrishnan
Fukushima Futures
Ecologies of Empire in South Asia, 1400-1900
Sustaining Natures
Other Titles from Culture, Place, and Nature
The Nature of Whiteness
Conjuring Property
Being and Place among the Tlingit
Other Titles in HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
Governing Water in India
The Politics of Musical Time
Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb
Other Titles in Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice
Picture Bride
Signs of Home