A Lot has been said recently about the destructive nature of colonial exploitation of nature resources in the tropics. This uniquely detailed study of one of the most wooded districts in India, North Canara (Uttara Kanada) in the Western Ghats, Karnataka, reveals that economic stake as well as a conservation agenda were at the centre of the British forest policy in the area. The study also argues that one of the most destructive consequences of colonial ...
