Book contents
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
- Studies in Environment and History
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Environmental Consolidations
- 1 Power and Silt
- 2 Drying the Delta
- Part II Legal Maneuvers
- Part III Unreal Estate
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Drying the Delta
from Part I - Environmental Consolidations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2018
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
- Studies in Environment and History
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Environmental Consolidations
- 1 Power and Silt
- 2 Drying the Delta
- Part II Legal Maneuvers
- Part III Unreal Estate
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Empire and Ecology in the Bengal DeltaThe Making of Calcutta, pp. 77 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018