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Indica

Author : Pranay Lal
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 9385990365
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Indica written by Pranay Lal and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few places have been as influential as the Indian subcontinent in shaping the course of life on Earth. Yet its evolution has remained largely unchronicled. Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent fills this gap. From the oldest rocks, formed three billion years ago in Karnataka, to the arrival of our ancestors 50,000 years ago on the banks of the Indus, the author meticulously sifts through wide-ranging scientific disciplines and through the layers of earth to tell us the story of India, filled with a variety of fierce reptiles, fantastic dinosaurs, gargantuan mammals and amazing plants. Beautifully produced in full colour, with a rare collection of images, illustrations and maps, Indica is full of fascinating, lesser-known facts. It shows us how every piece of rock and inch of soil is a virtual museum, and how, over billions of years, millions of spectacular creatures have reproduced, walked and lived over and under it.

Land of the Tiger

Author : Valmik Thapar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520214705
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Land of the Tiger written by Valmik Thapar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases the diversity and beauty of the animals sharing the tiger's domain and documents the strain that modern and urban values place on India's ecosystems

History Of Ancient India (portraits Of A Nation), 1/e

Author : Kapur
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9788120749108
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book History Of Ancient India (portraits Of A Nation), 1/e written by Kapur and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Indian Animals

Author : Stanley Henry Prater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Indian Animals written by Stanley Henry Prater and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inventing Global Ecology

Author : Michael L. Lewis
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821415409
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Inventing Global Ecology written by Michael L. Lewis and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

India's Wildlife History

Author : Mahesh Rangarajan
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
ISBN 13 : 9788178241401
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book India's Wildlife History written by Mahesh Rangarajan and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Focuses On Key Landmarks In The History Of Indian Wildlife - Both Its Conservation And Decline. Chapters On The Ancient And Medieval Periods Sketch Out India`S Early Wildlife History. Nature`S Retreat Against Human Onslaught Over The Past Two Centuries, And Effrots To Reverse That Trend, Are Addressed In Detail. The Past Can Seve As A Guide To Options For The Present. It Can Reveal Strategies For A Future In Which Wildlife And People Coexist. This Book Ends By Looking Ahead And Identifies Workable Ways To Conserve India`S Vanishing Wildlife.

India

Author : Richard Blurton
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500480648
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book India written by Richard Blurton and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative visual history of India, one of the world’s oldest and most vibrant cultures, drawing on South Asian art and artifacts from prehistory to the present. India: A History in Objects presents a beautiful collection of material culture from South Asia and traces its history through a huge variety of art and artifacts, both religious and secular. Arranged chronologically, and abundantly illustrated with expertly selected objects, this superb new overview connects today’s South Asia with its past. Early chapters describe prehistoric objects from 1.5 million years ago, examine artifacts from the Indus Civilization, and follow the emergence of Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, and Christianity. The collection outlines the rise of the Mughals, the greatest Muslim dynasty of India, who made India a leading economic power. The distinct Mughal style is traced through paintings, architecture, hardstone carving, metalwork, and jewelry. This volume also explores the early trade industry to Europe via examples of spice pots, textiles, and other luxury goods. Finally, modernism and political independence in the 20th century are examined through Indian culture such as popular prints, contemporary photography, and the performing arts. This volume presents a vast panoply, from the urban splendor of dynastic empires to the rural life of the subcontinent. A compelling visual history of rich and diverse cultures, this book will inspire and inform anyone interested in India and material culture.

The Natural World of the California Indians

Author : Robert F. Heizer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520038967
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book The Natural World of the California Indians written by Robert F. Heizer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes patterns of village life, and covers such subjects as Indian tools and artifacts, hunting techniques, and food.--From publisher description.

A Zapotec Natural History

Author : Eugene S. Hunn
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816534330
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book A Zapotec Natural History written by Eugene S. Hunn and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Zapotec Natural History is an extraordinary book that describe the people of a small town in Mexico and their remarkable knowledge of the natural world in which they live. San Juan Gbëë is a Zapotec Indian community located in the state of Oaxaca, a region of great biological diversity. Eugene S. Hunn is a well-known anthropologist and ethnobiologist who has spent many years working in San Juan Gbëë, studying its residents and their knowledge of the local environment. Here Hunn writes sensitively and respectfully about the rich understanding of local flora and fauna that village inhabitants have acquired and transmitted over many centuries. In this village everyone, young children included, can identify and name hundreds of local plants, animals, and fungi, together with the details of their life cycles, habitat preferences, and functions in the economic, aesthetic, and spiritual lives of the town. Part 1 of this two-part work describes the community, the subsistence farming practices of its residents, the nomenclature and classification of the local biological taxonomy, the use of plants for treating illnesses, and the ritual and decorative roles of flowers. Part 2 is available online, and includes detailed inventories of all plant, animal, and fungal categories recognized by San Juan’s people; a series of indexes; a library of more than 1,200 images illustrating the town’s plants, people, landscapes, and daily activities; and sounds of village life.

The Fishes of India

Author : Francis Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Fishes of India written by Francis Day and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians

Author : J. C. Daniel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195660999
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians written by J. C. Daniel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new title covers the curious world of reptiles and amphibians, both common and rare, found in the Indian faunal limits. There has been no book to rival J C Daniel's earlier Book of Indian Reptiles, also published by the Bombay Natural History Society in 1983. He has now presented an entirely new text of not only a large number of reptiles, but has also described frogs, toads, and other amphibians, a much neglected group that is revealed in this book as picturesque, and biologically interesting as any other group of animals. This book contains field observations and photographs, and descriptions of 175 species including 53 snakes, 45 lizards of various groups, 31 tortoises and turtles, and 45 amphibians. Almost each species has been illustrated with the line drawings, photographs and reproductions of paintings from the Journal of the BNHS. The book satisfies professional zoologists, amateur naturalists, students and the interested general reader alike. There is a reference section with reptiles and amphibians listed separately. Photographic contributions from several members of the BNHS, add contemporary appeal to this exciting new field guide, which also contains snippets of historical information.

Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History

Author : R. E. Hawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History written by R. E. Hawkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopaedia Will Appeal To Anyone Curious About The Richness And Variety Of Life On The Sub-Continent And Will Create A Better Understanding Of Our Own Responsibility To Presence It For The Future.

A History of the Indians of the United States

Author : Angie Debo
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806179554
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Indians of the United States written by Angie Debo and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1906 when the Creek Indian Chitto Harjo was protesting the United States government's liquidation of his tribe's lands, he began his argument with an account of Indian history from the time of Columbus, "for, of course, a thing has to have a root before it can grow." Yet even today most intelligent non-Indian Americans have little knowledge of Indian history and affairs those lessons have not taken root. This book is an in-depth historical survey of the Indians of the United States, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska, which isolates and analyzes the problems which have beset these people since their first contacts with Europeans. Only in the light of this knowledge, the author points out, can an intelligent Indian policy be formulated. In the book are described the first meetings of Indians with explorers, the dispossession of the Indians by colonial expansion, their involvement in imperial rivalries, their beginning relations with the new American republic, and the ensuing century of war and encroachment. The most recent aspects of government Indian policy are also detailed the good and bad administrative practices and measures to which the Indians have been subjected and their present situation. Miss Debo's style is objective, and throughout the book the distinct social environment of the Indians is emphasized—an environment that is foreign to the experience of most white men. Through ignorance of that culture and life style the results of non-Indian policy toward Indians have been centuries of blundering and tragedy. In response to Indian history, an enlightened policy must be formulated: protection of Indian land, vocational and educational training, voluntary relocation, encouragement of tribal organization, recognition of Indians' social groupings, and reliance on Indians' abilities to direct their own lives. The result of this new policy would be a chance for Indians to live now, whether on their own land or as adjusted members of white society. Indian history is usually highly specialized and is never recorded in books of general history. This book unifies the many specialized volumes which have been written about their history and culture. It has been written not only for persons who work with Indians or for students of Indian culture, but for all Americans of good will.

The Art of India

Author : Judith Magee
Publisher : Images of Nature
ISBN 13 : 9780565093105
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book The Art of India written by Judith Magee and published by Images of Nature. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is a vast collection of Indian natural history drawings in the Library of the Natural History Museum, London. Spanning a period of more than two hundred years, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, they depict the rich variety of animals, birds and insects to be found in India and the magnificent flora of the different regions. The Art of India presents many of these beautiful images, from fine botanical and zoological illustrations through to depictions of colourful artefacts and trinkets purchased in local markets. The artworks originate from a variety of sources that include individual artists and collectors, as well as organised studies of Indian natural history in the pursuit of science, commerce and politics. They were produced by European and Indian artists who worked to advance the understanding of Indian natural history by recording, describing, classifying and naming the flora and fauna of the country. The book is published to tie-in with a new art exhibition opening at the Museum in spring 2013."--

India: A Short History

Author : Andrew Robinson
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771952
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book India: A Short History written by Andrew Robinson and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India’s unfolding story, from the ancient Hindu dynasties to the coming of Islam, from the Mughal Empire to the present day India has always been a land of great contradictions. To Alexander the Great, the country was a place of clever naked philosophers and massive armies mounted on elephants – which eventually forced his army to retreat. To ancient Rome, it was a source of luxuries, mainly spices and textiles, paid for in gold—hence the enormous numbers of Roman gold coins excavated in India. At the height of the Mughal empire in 1700, India boasted 24 percent of the world economy—a share virtually equal to Europe’s 25 percent. But then its economy declined. Colonial India was known for its extremes of wealth and poverty, epitomized by the Taj Mahal and famines, maharajas and untouchables, and also for its spirituality: many-armed Hindu gods and Buddhist philosophy, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. India: A Short History places as much emphasis on individuals, ideas and cultures as on the rise and fall of kingdoms, political parties and economies. Anyone curious about a great civilization, and its future, will find this an ideal introduction, at times controversial, written by an author who has been strongly engaged with India for more than three decades.

Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians

Author : Robert W. Henderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians written by Robert W. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reference source that biologists interested in West Indian herpetofauna have been waiting for.--Steven Reichling, curator, Memphis Zoo A state-of-the-art compendium. The West Indies is one of the hottest of the world's biodiversity hot spots and will continue to be a focus of ecological research, now invigorated by this definitive synthesis.--S. Blair Hedges, Pennsylvania State University The West Indies have become a major focus for biologists and conservationists. Its herpetofauna is considered one of the richest and most vulnerable in the world. These fragile natural environments are home to many unique animals that occur only on these islands. Loss of habitat, development of scenic areas for a burgeoning tourist industry, and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to an already tenuous situation for many of the region's native species. This volume summarizes the natural history of each of the more than seven hundred species of frogs and reptiles that live in the West Indies. Sure to be the starting point for all future research on West Indian amphibians and reptiles, it will be an essential companion to the biologist contemplating or conducting research in the area.

The Leopard in India

Author : J. C. Daniel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Leopard in India written by J. C. Daniel and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegant in its beautiful coat and lithe body, the leopard is a majestic predator. It's small size permits it to occupy habitat denied to its larger cousins and its strength, intelligence and ability give it a wide spectrum of prey species ranging in size from a young buffalo to a small rodent. Unfortunately, like its cousins, ruthless poaching and sadly diminishing habitat threaten its survival. This book is the first to collate all available and detailed information on the leopard -- its distribution, colour, behaviour and co-existence with other animals. The book also includes the leopard's encounters with humans and the documented stories of man-eating leopards. The author, an authority on the subject has sieved this body of work from the early issues of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. The author has consciously let the stories speak for themselves, with additional comments, where necessary, to give the reader the flavour of a bygone era. This book is useful for students and researchers, policy makers and naturalists and all those who want to learn about the majestic animal to help save it from extinction.