Natural Premises: Ecology and Peasant Life in the Western Himalaya, 1800-1950

By Chetan Singh

This book discusses the interaction between environment, economy, and society in a major part of the Western Himalaya. It reveals the pervasive influence of ecology on virtually every aspect of human activity in the region, and describes how numerous factors converge to sustain life in the Himalayan countryside.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195642767
• ISBN13: 9780195642766
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 5.6"