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Kumar-Rao, Arati,

Marginlands : Indian landscapes on the brink / Indian landscapes on the brink Arati Kumar-Rao. - x, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-238).

part I. The desert. A liquid memory -- The landscape of loss -- part II. Veins of our land. The Farakka folly -- A fleeting flash of fin -- Hunting with dolphins -- Fading to black -- part III. An eroding margin. On the brink of brine -- Jewels by the sea -- Eating up the coast -- The tiger's lair -- part IV. The third pole. When the glaciers disappear -- A coup on the roof of the world -- Into the hidden land -- part V. The sound of cities. Where the wild things still are -- Listening to landscapes -- Epilogue: Learning to see.

ISBN: 9395624434 9789395624435

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2024357508

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental degradation--India.
Environmental protection--India.
Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental protection.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Environmental conditions.
India.

LC Class. No.: GE160.I4 / K865 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 333.70954