An edition of To the mouths of the Ganges (2003)

To the mouths of the Ganges

an ecological and cultural journey

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To the mouths of the Ganges
Frederic C. Thomas
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An edition of To the mouths of the Ganges (2003)

To the mouths of the Ganges

an ecological and cultural journey

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Publisher
Eastbridge
Language
English
Pages
207

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Cover of: To the mouths of the Ganges
To the mouths of the Ganges: an ecological and cultural journey
2004, EastBridge, Marston
in English
Cover of: To the mouths of the Ganges
To the mouths of the Ganges: an ecological and cultural journey
2004, Eastbridge
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: To the Mouths of the Ganges
To the Mouths of the Ganges: An Ecological and Cultural Journey (Signature Books (White Plains, N.Y.).)
November 2003, Eastbridge, EastBridge, a nonprofit corporation
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Table of Contents

Changing course of the river
Bhagirathi and Hooghly
Bhagirathi and the upper reaches
Hooghly and the lower reaches
Calcutta
Edge of the Indian sundarbans
Sanctity of the Ganges
Where the Ganges meets the sea
Castes and lineages
Padma and Meghna
Down the Padma
Chars
Landlords and tenants
Dhaka
The active delta
Riverbank erosion and accretion
Flood control
Cyclones and tidal surges
To the Meghna estuary
The offshore chars
The Chittagong coast
Madhumati and Sundarbans
Moribund delta
Gorai and Madhumati
Embankments and shrimp cultures
Flood plains and fisheries
Sundarbans revisited
Orthodoxy and folk culture.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Norwalk, [Conn.]
Series
Signature books, Signature books (White Plains, N.Y.)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
304.2/0954/1
Library of Congress
QH183 .T54 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 207 p.
Number of pages
207

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22619275M
ISBN 10
1891936298, 1891936301
Goodreads
685760
4853206

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