Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta

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 governi...