Crossing the Bay of Bengal The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants |
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| Author:
| Amrith, Sunil S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-28724-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.