Sundarbans - Folk Deities, Monsters and Mortals

The book is about the colonization of the Sunderbans that began with the coming of the British. For two centuries, land-hungry peasants strove to transform the tidal forest vegetation into an agro- ecosystem dominated by paddy fields and fish culture. The construction of a permanent railroad led to the spreading of the co- operative movement, the formation of peasant organizations, and finally culminated in open rebellion by the peasants (tebhaga).

Product details

• Authors: Sutapa Chatterjee Sarkar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032652931
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265293-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural history, Bangladesh, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions