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

"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"--

Xehetasun bibliografikoak
Egile nagusia: Debjani Bhattacharyya
Formatua: Printed Book
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: New Delhi : Cambridge Univeristy Press , 2019
Saila:Studies in environment and history
Gaiak:
Aurkibidea:
  • 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.