The Black power brokers Book

This is one of my favorite books in that it integrates Marxist modes of production analysis, an environmental theme, and Indian history all into one. This book was helpful to understand the caste system from a materialist perspective as well as understand how the commons were converted to private landholdings in India as well as shedding light on obscure periods of Indian history. A truly great collaboration between environmental scientist Madhav Gadhil and historian Ramachandra Guha (who, as I remember, co-authored this book but is not given credit on this site).