Monsoon economies : India's history in a changing climate /

"A radical new reading of the emergence of modern India, one in which the interaction between the environment and the economy takes the centerstage"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roy, Tirthankar
Published: The MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: [2022]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: History for a sustainable future
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Summary: "A radical new reading of the emergence of modern India, one in which the interaction between the environment and the economy takes the centerstage"--
Carrier Form: xiii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780262543583
0262543583
Index Number: HC440
CLC: F135.10
X-013.51
Call Number: X-013.51/R888
Contents: Why climate matters -- Water and famine -- Water and equality -- Becoming a public good -- Water in the cities -- Water stress -- Seasonality --Monsoon economies.