The Coal Nation

The Coal Nation PDF Author: Dr Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1472424700
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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Book Description
The Coal Nation explores the complex history of coal in India; from its colonial legacies to contemporary cultural and social impacts of mining; land ownership and moral resource rights; protective legislation for coal as well as for the indigenous and local communities; the question of legality, illegitimacy and illicit mining and of social justice. Presenting cutting-edge multidisciplinary social science research on coal and mining in India, The Coal Nation initiates a productive dialogue amongst academics and between them and activists.