Landscapes and the law: environmental politics, regional histories, and contests over nature

'Landscapes and the Law' is situated at the crossroads of environmental, colonial, and legal history. It examines the role of law in consolidating early colonial rule from the perspective of people's access to nature in forests and hill tracts. The text is focused equally on the multi...

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Main Author: Cederlöf, Gunnel 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Map
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2019
Edition:Second edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:'Landscapes and the Law' is situated at the crossroads of environmental, colonial, and legal history. It examines the role of law in consolidating early colonial rule from the perspective of people's access to nature in forests and hill tracts. The text is focused equally on the multitude of colliding claims for access to land and resources, and the complex ways in which customary rights are redefined and codified for the purpose of securing and legitimizing colonial sovereign rule
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780199099283
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199499748.001.0001

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