The Coffer Dams |
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| Author:
| MARKANDAYA,
Markandaya, Kamala |
| ISBN: | 978-1-913109-02-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
| Publisher: | HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Clinton, founder and head of a firm of international engineers,arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife,Helen, and a strong team of aides and skilled men. They are facedwith a formidable challenge, which involves working in dauntingmountain and jungle terrain, within a time schedule dictated by theextreme tropical weather. Setbacks occur which bring into focusfundamental differences in the attitudes to life and death of theBritish bosses and the Indian workers....
More DescriptionClinton, founder and head of a firm of international engineers,arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife,Helen, and a strong team of aides and skilled men. They are facedwith a formidable challenge, which involves working in dauntingmountain and jungle terrain, within a time schedule dictated by theextreme tropical weather. Setbacks occur which bring into focusfundamental differences in the attitudes to life and death of theBritish bosses and the Indian workers. A timely reminder of theBritish contempt for Indian lives and for nature.