Bhattacharyya, Debjani <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233). 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/>  "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108443340  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Climatic changes--India --Kolkata<br/>Human ecology--India
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India)--History<br/>India --History --British occupation, 1765-1947<br/>Bengal (India)--History<br/>Kolkata (India)--History