{"product_id":"battling-for-survival-india-s-wilderness-over-two-centuries","title":"Battling for Survival - India’s Wilderness Over Two Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Valmik Thaper\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Valmik Thaper\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 444\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0 19 566293 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with rare pictures, this book looks at India’s wilderness over two centuries. It records the efforts to save the fragile remnants of India’s vanishing wildlife and traces the history of wildlife and forests to understand some of the challenges to survival of India’s wilderness in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explores some remarkable efforts to save India’s forests. It looks at the governance of wildlife and forests and some of the greatest defenders of wildlife in India-Alexander Gibson, \u003cbr\u003eS P Shahi, PTL Dodsworth, F W Champion, Jim Corbett, S H Prater, Salim Ali, R W Burton, George Schaller, E P Gee, Kailash Sankhala, Billy Arjan Singh, and M Krishnan. The author calls them a wild bunch, a group that defends the right to life of our wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThapar examines the evolution of wildlife governance in India over two centuries including the Supreme Court’s initiatives, recent court decisions, and loopholes in existing legislation. He explores the amazing efforts of organizations like the Bombay Natural History Society as an institution dedicated to conservation in the last century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts comprehensive coverage will make this volume essential reading for anyone interested in India’s wildlife. NGOs’ activists working for wildlife protection, policy-makers, forest officials, and conservationists will find it especially useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tigress stands over her massive crocodile kill. It was such encounters in the wilderness that reflected the richness of India’s natural world. This in my opinion is one of the few unique pictures ever taken of the two powerful predators that walk planet earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Valmik Thapar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nineteenth Century\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Early Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Critical Period 1927-1947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nehru Years Independent India: 1947-1964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gandhi Era 1966-1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe End of a Century 1990-2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eName Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Valmik Thaper \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153649725808,"sku":"11348","price":53.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/11348.jpg?v=1793912058","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/battling-for-survival-india-s-wilderness-over-two-centuries","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}