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Drawing together the work of contemporary Bangladeshi scholar-activists and ecocritical readings of classic works of Bengali literature, this unique collection brings a rich vein of work in political ecology and environmental humanities to a wider audience. Baul lyrics responding to the British colonial 'poisoning' of fertile lands are subjected to ecocritical readings alongside contemporary documentaries concerned with the toxic shipbreaking industry. The protagonists in classic Bengali novels who become implicated in destructive forest clearances can be read alongside scrutiny of contemporary 'conservation' alliances between donor agencies, oil multinationals, and international NGOs. The historical breadth and disciplinary span of this work will be welcomed by many political ecologists and scholars of the environmental humanities. --Paul Gilbert, University of Sussex Bangladesh is at the confluence of the most critical challenges of our time: climate change, environmental and biodiversity degradation, population growth, forced migration, and the imperatives of economic development. This volume assembles a score of chapters by Bangladeshi scholars who employ a broad range of perspectives and cases to develop a compelling account of the environmental predicament of Bangladesh and the efforts of its citizens to survive, resist and overcome. These inspiring insights into the struggle to realize environmental justice in Bangladesh deserve to be widely read.--Christopher Rootes, University of Kent

Bangladesh is at the confluence of the most critical challenges of our time: climate change, environmental and biodiversity degradation, population growth, forced migration, energy poverty and the imperatives of economic development. This volume assembles a score of chapters by Bangladeshi scholars who employ a broad range of perspectives and cases to develop a compelling account of the environmental predicament of Bangladesh and the efforts of its citizens to survive, resist and overcome. These inspiring insights into the struggle to realize environmental justice in Bangladesh deserve to be widely read.--Christopher Rootes, University of Kent

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Samina Luthfa is associate professor of sociology at the University of Dhaka. Munasir Kamal is assistant professor in the Department of English, University of Dhaka. Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan is professor in the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka.

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