The statecraft, ecology and collective action in South India
This book uses long-term anthropological fieldwork, oral histories and detailed archival work to explore the changing ecology, political significance and cultural meaning of water in south India. Focusing on the ancient and complex "tank" irrigation systems of a coastal plains region, the...
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| Lingua: | Undetermined English |
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New Delhi,New York
Oxford,Oxford University Press
2003
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Riassunto: | This book uses long-term anthropological fieldwork, oral histories and detailed archival work to explore the changing ecology, political significance and cultural meaning of water in south India. Focusing on the ancient and complex "tank" irrigation systems of a coastal plains region, the book develops an account of the interplay between social and political organization and the ecology of water flows |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 337 p. ill. 22 cm |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-332) and index |
| ISBN: | 0195661370 9780195661378 |