Hooghly - The Global History of a River

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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Ivermee, Ivermee Robert
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781787383258
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-325-8
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Historical Geography, India, maritime history, Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, Historical geography; India; Hooghly river; Bengal