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Crossing the Bay of Bengal : The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (364 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674728462
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crossing the Bay of BengalDDC classification:
  • 304.8091824
LOC classification:
  • JV8490
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: The Bay of Bengal in History -- 1 - The Life of the Bay of Bengal -- 2 - That Vast Sea's Emporium -- 3 - Turbulent Journeys, Sacred Geographies -- 4 - Human Traffic -- 5 - Oceans' Crossroads -- 6 - Crossings Interrupted -- 7 - The Pursuit of Citizenship -- 8 - When the Waters Rise -- Epilogue: Crossing the Bay of Bengal -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives and Special Collections -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Summary: For centuries the Bay of Bengal served as a maritime highway between India and China, and as a battleground for European empires, while being shaped by monsoons and human migration. Integrating environmental history and mining a wealth of sources, Sunil S. Amrith offers insights to the many challenges facing Asia in the decades ahead.
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Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: The Bay of Bengal in History -- 1 - The Life of the Bay of Bengal -- 2 - That Vast Sea's Emporium -- 3 - Turbulent Journeys, Sacred Geographies -- 4 - Human Traffic -- 5 - Oceans' Crossroads -- 6 - Crossings Interrupted -- 7 - The Pursuit of Citizenship -- 8 - When the Waters Rise -- Epilogue: Crossing the Bay of Bengal -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives and Special Collections -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

For centuries the Bay of Bengal served as a maritime highway between India and China, and as a battleground for European empires, while being shaped by monsoons and human migration. Integrating environmental history and mining a wealth of sources, Sunil S. Amrith offers insights to the many challenges facing Asia in the decades ahead.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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