Modern forestry: Trees and development spaces in South-west Bengal, India

The Social Life of Trees: Anthropological Perspectives on Tree Symbolism

Volumn , Issue , 2021, Pages 273-296

  Sivaramakrishnan, Krishna ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85109697228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781003136040-16     Document Type: Chapter

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