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| 020 | _a9781108425742 | ||
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_aBhattacharyya, Debjani _989769 |
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| 245 | _aEmpire and ecology in the Bengal delta : the making of Calcutta | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bCambridge University Press _c2019 |
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| 300 | _axvi,241p. | ||
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_aStudies in Environment and History _989770 |
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| 505 | _aContents List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Almanac of a Tidal Basin 1 PART I ENVIRONMENTAL CONSOLIDATIONS 1 Power and Silt 45 2 Drying the Delta 77 PART II LEGAL MANEUVERS 3 Notarizing Possessions 111 4 Commerce in Land 140 PART III UNREAL ESTATE 5 Speculative Properties 169 Conclusion: Disappearing Coastlines 201 Glossary 205 Bibliography 207 Index 235 | ||
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_aIndia--Kolkata _aHuman ecology _aIndia--Bengal _aAsia--Ganges River Delta _aBay of Bengal _aBritish colonies |
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