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Book Title
Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta : The Making of Calcutta
ISBN
9781108443340
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Publication Name
Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta : the Making of Calcutta
Item Length
9.1 in
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Subject
General, Ecology, Global Warming & Climate Change
Series
Studies in Environment and History Ser.
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Debjani Bhattacharyya
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Number of Pages
257 Pages

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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 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. Pushing beyond narratives of environmental decline, Bhattacharyya argues that 'property-thinking', a governing tool critical in making land and water discrete categories of bureaucratic and legal management, was at the heart of colonial urbanization and the technologies behind the draining of Calcutta. The story of ecological change is narrated alongside emergent practices of land speculation and transformation in colonial law. Bhattacharyya demonstrates how this history continues to shape our built environments with devastating consequences, as shown in the Bay of Bengal's receding coastline.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1108443346
ISBN-13
9781108443340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038847752

Product Key Features

Author
Debjani Bhattacharyya
Publication Name
Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta : the Making of Calcutta
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
General, Ecology, Global Warming & Climate Change
Series
Studies in Environment and History Ser.
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Number of Pages
257 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2017-059343
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Ds485.G25b488 2018
Reviews
'Debjani Bhattacharyya resurrects Calcutta's forgotten watery origins to recuperate an entirely riveting account of the city and its real estate market. The book shows how the fictitious capital of property value relies on an enduring amnesia about the intractable and transient texture of ecological landscapes. Deeply researched and brilliantly conceived, it offers a path-breaking account of the urban ecological crisis and its uncertain future.' Bhavani Raman, University of Toronto
Table of Content
Introduction. Almanac of a tidal basin; Part I. Environmental Consolidations: 1. Power and silt; 2. Drying a delta; Part II. Legal Maneuvers: 3. Notarizing possessions; 4. Commerce in land; Part III. Un-real Estate: 5. Speculative properties; Conclusion: disappearing coastlines.
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
954/.14703
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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