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Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta

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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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Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta, Debjani Bhattacharyya

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2019
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Titre
Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2019
Format
souple
Pages
257
ISBN10
1108443346
ISBN13
9781108443340
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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.