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Hybrid Histories: Forests, Frontiers and Wilderness in Western India (Studies in Social Ecology and Environmental History)
Hybrid Histories Forests Frontiers and Wilderness in Western India - Studies in Social Ecology and Environmental History Author:Ajay Skaria This book explores a crucial dimension of Indian history: the politics of wildness. It suggests that wildness was affirmed in various ways by early nineteenth century forest communities as a way of challenging upper upper caste values. With colonial rule, wildness was marginalized, leading to a new identity: adivasi.