Caste and Nature new skills the book departs from the

the book departs from the more usual analysis of these affective ties in terms of reciprocity

EAN: 9780071410946

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Author(s): Morton Winston

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Caste and Nature new skills the book departs from theRarely do Indian environmental discourses examine nature through the lens of caste. Whereas nature is considered as universal and inherent, caste is understood as a constructed historical and social entity. Mukul Sharma shows how caste and nature are intimately connected. He compares Dalit meanings of environment to ideas and practices of neo Brahmanism and certain mainstreams of environmental thought. Showing how Dalit experiences of environment are