This fissured land [electronic resource] : an ecological history of India / Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha. Gadgil, Madhav. Guha, Ramachandra. Human ecology India History. Forests and forestry India History. Natural resources India History. GF661 .G34 2013 304.20954 23 Previous ed.: 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 20, 2012). This text presents an interpretative ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. Using a general theory of ecological history, the authors provide a fresh interpretation of India's history, including an ecological account of the caste system and a sociological analysis of resource use. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077442.001.0001 eng Oxford India perennials Oxford India perennials. India India India