Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta the making of Calcutta
Bhattacharyya, Debjani
Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta the making of Calcutta Debjani Bhattacharyya - xvi, 241 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm. - Studies in environment and history .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233).
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
"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"--
9781108443340
Climatic changes--India --Kolkata
Human ecology--India
Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India)--History
India --History --British occupation, 1765-1947
Bengal (India)--History
Kolkata (India)--History
Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta the making of Calcutta Debjani Bhattacharyya - xvi, 241 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm. - Studies in environment and history .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233).
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
"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"--
9781108443340
Climatic changes--India --Kolkata
Human ecology--India
Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India)--History
India --History --British occupation, 1765-1947
Bengal (India)--History
Kolkata (India)--History