Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta : The Making of Calcutta
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Environment and History
ISBN-10
1108443346
ISBN-13
9781108443340
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 13th, 2019
Print length
257 Pages
Weight
384 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.10 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyColonialism & imperialismHistorical geologyEnvironmental management
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What happens when a distant colonial power tries to tame an unfamiliar terrain in the world's largest tidal delta? This history, which spans from 1760 to 1920, demonstrates how colonial property law and hydraulic engineering transformed the ecology of the Bengal delta to drain Calcutta.
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