Search for dissertations about: "island studies Social and economic history economic history unequal exchange colonising nature social metabolism Nicobar Islands world system Ekonomisk och social historia"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words island studies Social and economic history economic history unequal exchange colonising nature social metabolism Nicobar Islands world system Ekonomisk och social historia.

  2. 1. In the Sea of Influence : A World System Perspective of the Nicobar Islands

    Author : Simron Singh; Humanekologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nicobar Islands; social metabolism; colonising nature; unequal exchange; economic history; Social and economic history; island studies; world system; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : From a “world system” perspective, this monograph describes the processes by which the Nicobar Islands became integrated into the global economy. Situated some 1,200 km off the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal, the islands are home to an indigenous population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants who draw their sustenance from horticulture, pig rearing, fishing and, more recently, copra production. READ MORE