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Pastoral cultures of the Thar desert : resilience, adaptations and innovations in western Rajasthan / Rahul Ghai.
Penn Museum Library - New Books Display GE196 .G43 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ghai, Rahul, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable living.
- Desert ecology--Thar Desert (India and Pakistan).
- Desert ecology.
- Nomads.
- Pastoral systems.
- Thar Desert (India and Pakistan).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 189 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.
- Summary:
- "The book brings together narratives of earth-stolid pastoral nomads and experiences of their mobility across different terrains as they negotiate the harsh terrain in interiors of the Thar. Synthesising learnings from lived experience of development practice with pastoralists for two and a half decades and an ethnographic study of selected villages in Bikaner and Jaisalmer, the volume transcends tragic tropes about pastoralism that have obfuscated perspectives about pastoralists in academia, policy discourse and state action. Instead, it argues for an interweaving of pastoral destinies with our destinies in the quest for a sustainable world. Pastoral communities offer useful cues on sustainable natural resource management, values of frugality and gratitude to nature. In the context of a globally renewed interest in pastoralism and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, this volume would be of interest to researchers, students of environment and development, sociology, economics, development studies, and public policy. It will also appeal to humanities and development practitioners, arid zone specialists, travellers and desert enthusiasts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Understanding Pastoralism
- Pastoralism in Thar, Western Rajasthan
- Pre IGNP Canal Pastoral Cultures
- IGNP Canal and Pastoralism
- Post IGNP Canal Cultures of Pastoralism
- Transformations in Pastoral Cultures of Thar
- Pastoralists and Pastoralism: Emergent Realities
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Ghai, Rahul Pastoral cultures of the thar desert
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781041139805
- 1041139802
- 9781041149965
- 1041149964
- OCLC:
- 1534790706
- Publisher Number:
- 90104597780
- CIPO000318070
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