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OverviewWith a focus on colonial Bengal, this book demonstrates how the dynamics of agrarian prosperity or decline, communal conflicts, poverty and famine can only be properly understood from an ecological perspective as well as discussions of state's coercion and popular resistance, market forces and dependency, or contested cultures and consciousness. Full Product DetailsAuthor: I. IqbalPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.495kg ISBN: 9780230231832ISBN 10: 0230231837 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 20 October 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'The book's...special contribution is to emphasize the enviornment...that too is obviously a subject worth investigating.' - Reviews in History Author InformationIFTEKHAR IQBAL is Assistant Professor in History at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has degrees in history from Dhaka and Cambridge Universities. His research focuses on the environmental history of modern South Asia, especially in Bengal, and its relationship to both local and global political, economic and social forces. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |