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Forest Society and Colonialism Overview by Satwik Bansal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the impacts of colonialism on forests and forest-dwelling communities in India and Southeast Asia. It notes that under British colonial rule in India, large areas of forests were cleared for commercial crops, plantations, and infrastructure projects like railways. This led to deforestation and disrupted the livelihoods of shifting cultivators, pastoralists, and others dependent on forests. It also discusses resistance movements against these changes, like the rebellion in Bastar and p
- Author
- Satwik Bansal
- Language
- EN