Hooghly : global history of a river /

Ivermee, Robert,

Hooghly : global history of a river / Robert Ivermee. - 272 pages ; 20 x 14 x 4 cm.

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.

9789354223143 (hbk)


Hugli River--History--India.
Hugli River --Economic conditions-- India.
Diplomatic relations.
Economic History


India.

954.14 IVE / 017375