Review

Praise for the first edition: "[The book] addresses a relatively neglected theme in the history of India under British rule...Kumar's work serves an important purpose."--he Historian

"Kumar's book is written in beautiful,literate language. It adds a new dimension to the environmental history of the modern world, and deserves wide attention."--Environmental History Review

Deepak Kumar is Professor of History of Science and Education at Jawaharlal Nehru University.