Natural Disasters and Indian History
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ISBN:
9780198075370
Publication date:
06/08/2012
Paperback
224 pages
255.0x185.0mm
Price: 225.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198075370
Publication date:
06/08/2012
Paperback
224 pages
255.0x185.0mm
Part of Oxford India Short Introductions
Tirthankar Roy
Suitable for: Students of economic history, South Asian studies, environmental history, and human geography, as well as general readers
Rights: World Rights
Part of Oxford India Short Introductions
Tirthankar Roy
Description
Indians have lived with a high risk of suffering famines, floods, and earthquakes. What did they do to rebuild their lives? Did the responses change over time? This short introduction is a fascinating study of the social and economic history of natural disasters in India. Analysing some of the greatest natural disasters from 1770 to 1935, the author argues that our understanding of such events depends on the timescale we adopt. In the short-run view, natural disasters destroy lives, property, and the rules of society. A long-run view, however, reveals a more silent and stable pattern of response. This book uncovers these silent processes, highlighting how disasters have enabled new understandings of nature, state, and society.
Part of Oxford India Short Introductions
Tirthankar Roy
Part of Oxford India Short Introductions
Tirthankar Roy
Description
Indians have lived with a high risk of suffering famines, floods, and earthquakes. What did they do to rebuild their lives? Did the responses change over time? This short introduction is a fascinating study of the social and economic history of natural disasters in India. Analysing some of the greatest natural disasters from 1770 to 1935, the author argues that our understanding of such events depends on the timescale we adopt. In the short-run view, natural disasters destroy lives, property, and the rules of society. A long-run view, however, reveals a more silent and stable pattern of response. This book uncovers these silent processes, highlighting how disasters have enabled new understandings of nature, state, and society.
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