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Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta - Debjani (Drexel University Bhattacharyya - Bog

- The Making of Calcutta

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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108425742
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 254
  • Udgivet:
  • 24. maj 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x160x20 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 564 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 20. november 2024
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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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