What happens when a distant colonial power tries to tame an unfamiliar terrain in the world's largest tidal delta? This history of dramatic ecological changes i

Explores how the British Empire responded to the environmental challenges of the world's largest tidal delta.

With a focus on colonial Bengal, this book demonstrates how the dynamics of agrarian prosperity or decline, communal conflicts, poverty and famine can only be p

Many students come to African history with a host of stereotypes that are not always easy to dislodge. One of the most common is that of Africa as safari ground

A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora Originating in the Himalayas