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The book is based on extensive fieldwork conducted in two Khasi villages. The author traces the role and parameters of forest usage in the socio-economic life of the Khasis and also throws light on the various National Forest Policies and forest legislations passed by the Government of India in an attempt to assess the impact on the socio-economic condition of the people at grassroot level whose livelihood basically depends on forest. The book may be useful to scholars interested in the study of environmental history and forest eco-system.