Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta : the making of Calcutta /
A 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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Studies in environment and history.
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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.