Crossing the Bay of Bengal - The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants

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.

About the author

Sunil S. Amrith is Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies and Professor of History at Harvard University.

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, the author offers insights to the many challenges facing Asia in the decades ahead.

Product details

• Authors: Sunil Amrith, Sunil S Amrith, Sunil S. Amrith
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.10.2013
• EAN: 9780674724839
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72483-9
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research