Book Series in Asian Studies

NIAS Man and Nature in Asia

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State, Society and the Environment in South Asia

By Stig Toft Madsen

Contemporary thinking favours local participation and local stake-holding under a decentralized, democratic framework as the just and efficient solution to contemporary South Asian environmental dilemmas…

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1999 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-0614-3 (Routledge)

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Environmental Movements in Asia

By Arne Kalland, Gerard Persoon

This volume paints a general picture of the environmental situation in Asia, backing it up with several case studies.
Two major points are made in…

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1998 | Paperback: 978-0-7007-0616-7 (Routledge)

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Environmental Challenges in South-East Asia

By Victor T. King

This volume discusses environmental change, natural resource exploitation and the prospect for ecological sustainability in Southeast Asia. The contributors including sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, economists, political…

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1998 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-0615-0 (Routledge)

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Japanese Images of Nature

Cultural Perspectives

By Pamela J. Asquith, Arne Kalland

It is often claimed that the Japanese have a particular love for nature, a love often reflected in their art and material culture. But today…

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1996 | Paperback: 978-0-7007-0445-3 (Routledge)

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