Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta (Record no. 62710)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781108443340 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Distributor address | : 4794/23, 1st Floor, Opp.-Eye7, Ansari Road, New Delhi |
| Bill Number | : TB3374 |
| Bill Date | ; 7/1/2024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.14 BHA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bhattacharyya, Debjani. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Empire and ecology in the Bengal Delta |
| Remainder of title | : the making of Calcutta. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Debjani Bhattacharyya. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 241 p. |
| Other physical details | : illustrations, maps |
| Dimensions | ; 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 2508 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Human ecology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Climatic changes |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India) |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Debjani Bhattacharyya. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 21/01/2025 | Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. | 2508.00 | 1 | 954.14 BHA | 30604 | 19/11/2026 | 17/10/2026 | 17/10/2026 | 21/01/2025 | Books |
