Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of Calcutta - Studies in Environment and History - Bhattacharyya, Debjani (Drexel University, Philadelphia) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781108425742 - May 24, 2018
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Bhattacharyya, Debjani (Drexel University, Philadelphia)
Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of Calcutta - Studies in Environment and History

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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.

300 pages, 4 b/w illus. 6 maps

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Released May 24, 2018
ISBN13 9781108425742
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 254
Dimensions 235 × 160 × 20 mm   ·   564 g
Language English  

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