Empire and ecology in the Bengal delta: the making of Calcutta

Almanac of a Tidal Basin -- Environmental consolidations -- Power and silt -- Drying a delta -- Legal maneuvers -- Notarizing possessions -- Commerce in land -- Un-real estate -- Speculative properties -- Disappearing coastlines

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Main Author: Bhattacharyya, Debjani ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia Cambridge University Press 2018
Edition:First published
Series:Studies in environment and history
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Summary:Almanac of a Tidal Basin -- Environmental consolidations -- Power and silt -- Drying a delta -- Legal maneuvers -- Notarizing possessions -- Commerce in land -- Un-real estate -- Speculative properties -- Disappearing coastlines
"History of dramatic ecological changes in the Bengal Delta from 1760 to 1920 involves land, water and humans, tracing the stories and struggles that link them together"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 207-233. Index
Physical Description:xvi, 241 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781108425742
9781108443340

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