Robert Ivermee

Hooghly

The Global History of a River

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Produktbeschreibung

A lyrical history of one of India's great rivers--the entry-point of maritime commercial colonialism, and the life-sustaining waterway of Bengal and its former capital, Calcutta.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781787383258
• ISBN-10: 1787383253
• Artikelnr.: 58585308

Autorenporträt

Robert Ivermee is a global and imperial historian focused on colonialism in South Asia. He works in higher education management at SOAS University of London and teaches at the Catholic University of Paris.

Rezensionen

'Brisk and judicious, "Hooghly" sets out to make the case for regarding a short river in Bengal as a crucible of global exchange. Based on original sources throughout, it succeeds quite brilliantly.' John Keay, author of 'India: A History'