Other Landscapes: Colonialism and the Predicament of Authority in Nineteenth-Century South India (Nias Monographs)

Other Landscapes investigates the interfaces between indigenes, European settlers, and the colonial state on the Nilgiri Hills of South India, focusing on land disputes, regulation of land sales, regimes of forest management and ethnographic projects of cultural "preservation." Indigenous Precedent And Displacement -- Land, Survey And Alienation -- The Agrarian Landscape -- Changing The Nature Of Forests: Conservancy Science And Aesthetics -- Imperial Landscape And Inalienable Land -- Authority, Spectacle And Ethnography -- Conclusion. Deborah Sutton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. book title Contents Acknowledgements Glossary 1. Introduction 2. Indigenous Precedent and Displacement 3. Land, Survey and Alienation 4. The Agrarian Landscape 5. Changing the Nature of Forests 6. Imperial Landscapes and Inalienable Land 7. Authority, Spectacle and Ethnography 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index An investigation into the interfaces between indigenes, European settlers and the colonial state on the Nilgiri Hills, focusing on land disputes, regulation of land sales, regimes of forest management and ethnographic projects of cultural -preservation-. Deborah Sutton recounts the failed British attempt to settle, transform and govern the cooler uplands of South India. It is a fascinating story bringing together strands from agrarian, environmental, administrative and cultural history