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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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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Debjani Bhattacharyya
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 257
- ISBN10
- 1108443346
- ISBN13
- 9781108443340
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, History, Science & Math, Geography & Topography, Environmental Themes, Ecology
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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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.