Hugging the trees: The story of the Chipko movement

by Thomas Weber

Traces the history and development of the Himalayan Chipko movement, which aims to prevent deforestation by hugging trees targeted for felling

175 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1988

About the author

Thomas Weber is an honorary associate at the Department of Politics, Legal Studies and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Melbourne. Thomas does research on the life, times and thought of Mahatma Gandhi and the post-Gandhi Gandhian movement in India.

Reviews

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful resource about the Chipko Movement in India. Weber provides the most thorough account of the activities that I have been able to find.