The Impact of Modernization on Forest Dwellers

The focus of Section II is on the study of livelihoods and economies.

The three groups mentioned are forest dwellers, pastoralists, and peasants.

It is important to study their lives because they are part of the modern world and have an impact on shaping the changes in the contemporary world.

<p>The common perception is that their lives are stuck in the past and not important in the study of the emergence of the contemporary world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chapters in Section II will suggest the need to understand the lives and economies of these communities and recognize their importance in the modern world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They faced starvation and had no foodgrain or clothes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They petitioned for assistance and expressed their grievances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They compared the ample food supply for prisoners in jail to their own starvation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They felt that the government did not give them their rights and privileges despite their long history in the region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their only possession is their axe.</p> Signup and view all the answers