Thomas, Frederic C. <br/><br/>
To the mouths of the Ganges :  an ecological and cultural journey / 
Frederic C. Thomas. 
 - Norwalk, [Conn.] :  EastBridge,  c2004. 
 - xii, 207 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
 - Signature books .
 - Signature books (White Plains, N.Y.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index. 
<br/><br/>Changing course of the river -- Bhagirathi and Hooghly -- Bhagirathi and the upper reaches -- Hooghly and the lower reaches -- Calcutta -- Edge of the Indian sundarbans -- Sanctity of the Ganges -- Where the Ganges meets the sea -- Castes and lineages -- Padma and Meghna -- Down the Padma -- Chars -- Landlords and tenants -- Dhaka -- The active delta -- Riverbank erosion and accretion -- Flood control -- Cyclones and tidal surges -- To the Meghna estuary -- The offshore chars -- The Chittagong coast -- Madhumati and Sundarbans -- Moribund delta -- Gorai and Madhumati -- Embankments and shrimp cultures -- Flood plains and fisheries -- Sundarbans revisited -- Orthodoxy and folk culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1891936298 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1891936301 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003020655 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Stream ecology--Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)<br/>Human ecology--Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH183  / .T54 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.2/0954/1