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Landscapes and the law : environmental politics, regional histories, and contests over nature / Gunnel Cederlèof.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199099283 (ebook) :Subject(s): Environmental law -- History
| Colonies -- Law and legislation | Environmental policy -- India -- Nilgiri Hills | Land tenure -- India -- Nilgiri HillsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199499748DDC classification: 344.046 LOC classification: K3585Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Landscapes and the Law' is situated at the crossroads of environmental, colonial, and legal history. It examines the role of law in consolidating early colonial rule from the perspective of people's access to nature in forests and hill tracts. The text is focused equally on the multitude of colliding claims for access to land and resources, and the complex ways in which customary rights are redefined and codified for the purpose of securing and legitimizing colonial sovereign rule.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Landscapes and the Law' is situated at the crossroads of environmental, colonial, and legal history. It examines the role of law in consolidating early colonial rule from the perspective of people's access to nature in forests and hill tracts. The text is focused equally on the multitude of colliding claims for access to land and resources, and the complex ways in which customary rights are redefined and codified for the purpose of securing and legitimizing colonial sovereign rule.
Specialized.
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