UID:
almahu_9949384871702882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 202 pages)
ISBN:
9781315100876
,
1315100878
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9781351587402
,
1351587404
,
9781351587419
,
1351587412
,
9781351587396
,
1351587390
Content:
"The book is about the colonization of the Sunderbans that began with the coming of the British. For two centuries, land-hungry peasants strove to transform the tidal forest vegetation into an agro- ecosystem dominated by paddy fields and fish culture. The construction of a permanent railroad led to the spreading of the co- operative movement, the formation of peasant organizations, and finally culminated in open rebellion by the peasants (tebhaga)."--Provided by publisher.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Photographs; Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Abbreviations; 1. The Sundarbans: Folk Deities, Monsters and Mortals An Introduction; 2. Fearsome Forests, Rising Tides: A Historical Geography of the Sundarbans; 3. The Sundarbans in punthi Literature; 4. Tilman Henckell: An Advocate of Colonial Paternalism; 5. Land Reclamation from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century; 6. Development of the Port at Canning and Gosaba Co-operative; 7. Tebhaga in Kakdwip
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8. The Sundarbans in Modern Bengali Fiction9. The Mangrove and the Man: A Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781138103702
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315100876
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315100876
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