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Famine in a forest tract: ecological change and the causes of the 1897 famine in Chotanagpur, Northern India

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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:14 authored by Vinita DamodaranVinita Damodaran
This paper addresses one of the most under-researched areas of resource use and management in rural India, that of 'wild resources', and explores the links between ecological change, famine and poverty. It is argued that once deforestation started to take place (in the context of the exploitation of the indigenous people by an outsider landlord class, aided by the colonial state), and the forest department denied people access to traditional famine foods, the Chotanagpur region found itself for the first time subject to the kind of vulnerability to famine that had affected lowland populations for a much longer period.

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  • Published

Journal

Environment and History

ISSN

0967-3407

Publisher

White Horse Press

Issue

2

Volume

1

Page range

129-158

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  • History Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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