A Forest History of India

This collection of articles by noted environmental historian Richard P. Tucker is an attempt to trace Indian forest history from the colonial era to its post-Independence legacy. It is a study of the evolution of forest policy at the national level, in counterpoint with management at the provincial and local levels, primarily in the Himalayan districts. Written mostly in the 1980s and 1990s, these articles were among the first environmental history studies in India and contribute significantly to the understanding of the colonial legacy for post-Independence management of India's natural resources.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Forest Management and Imperial Politics: Thana District, Bombay, 1823-1887	p. 1
The Forests of the Western Himalayas: The Legacy of British Colonial Administration	p. 35
The British Colonial System and the Forests of the Western Himalayas, 1815-1914	p. 60
The Historical Context of Social Forestry in the Kumaon Himalayas	p. 92
The Evolution of Transhumant Grazing in the Punjab Himalaya	p. 115
The British Empire and India's Forest Resources: The Timberlands of Assam and Kumaon, 1914-1950	p. 142
The Depletion of India's Forests under British Imperialism: Planters, Foresters, and Peasants in Assam and Kerala	p. 166
The Commercial Timber Economy under Two Colonial Regimes in Asia	p. 191
Resident Peoples and Wildlife Reserves in India: The Prehistory of a Strategy	p. 204
Non-timber Forest Products Policy in the Western Himalayas under British Rule	p. 217
Index	p. 242
About the Author	p. 249
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