Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta : the making of Calcutta/

What happens when a distant colonial power tries to tame an unfamiliar terrain in the world's largest tidal delta? This 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. Pus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhattacharyya, Debjani
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Cambridge University , 2018.
Subjects:
Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India) -- History. > India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947. > Climatic changes -- India -- Kolkata.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : almanac of a tidal basin
  • Part I. Environmental Consolidations: 1. Power and silt ; 2. Drying a delta
  • Part II. Legal Maneuvers: 3. Notarizing possessions ; 4. Commerce in land
  • Part III. Unreal Estate: 5. Speculative properties
  • Conclusion : disappearing coastlines.

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