How much should a person consume?: thinking through the environment (Record no. 57972)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788178242200
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 333.720954
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Guha, Ramachandra
9 (RLIN) 21622
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title How much should a person consume?: thinking through the environment
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Ranikhet
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Permanent Black
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 262 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book presents a provocative comparative history of environmentalism through a study of two large ecologically and culturally diverse democracies India and the United States. Guha takes as his point of departure the dominant environmental philosophies in these two countries identified here as 'agrarianism' in India and 'wilderness thinking' in the USA. He then proposes an inclusive theoretical framework 'social ecology' which goes beyond these partisan and partial ideologies. This 'social ecology' framework is deployed in Guha's analysis of environmental thought as well as in arriving at a richer understanding of controversies over large dams state forests and wildlife reserves. Profiles of three remarkable environmental thinkers and activists Lewis Mumford, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Madhav Gadgil follow. The concluding chapter poses what the author regards as the fundamental environmental questionhow much should a person or country consume? and explores various answers. Based on research done over two decades and written with the author's characteristic verve and flair this book ranges widely over a vast intellectual terrain. It brims with ideas and information on environmental histories environmental philosophies environmental scholars and environmental activists. Guha offers trenchant critiques of privileged and isolationist proponents of conservation persuasively arguing the case for biospheres that care as much for humans as for other species with which humans must share the earth. How Much Should a Person Consume? is an accessible and deeply felt summation of one pioneering and influential scholar's views on environmentalism. Like everything else by Ramachandra Guha this book wears its immense learning lightly. It will be 'necessary reading' within the academy even while attracting a large general readership by its lucidity and elegance.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmentalism - India
9 (RLIN) 23644
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA)
-- 00295.00
-- INR
-- 2008-04-22
-- Rajeshwar Books Pvt. Ltd.,
-- 00270316
-- 2007-09-26
-- 0917
-- 2008-04-17
-- F
-- 0000.
-- 20.00%
-- 00000.00
-- Prof. Rajeev Sharma
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04/09/2009 164919 04/09/2009     Vikram Sarabhai Library   04/05/2009   Dewey Decimal Classification Books Vikram Sarabhai Library 333.720954 G8H6          
04/09/2009 164919 04/07/2023     Vikram Sarabhai Library   04/05/2009   Dewey Decimal Classification Books Vikram Sarabhai Library 333.720954 G8H6 General Stacks Rack 21-A / Slot 759 (0 Floor, East Wing) 4 2 05/06/2023