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008			030916s2004 ctuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2003020655
020			_a1891936298 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a1891936301 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aQH183 _b.T54 2004
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100	1		_aThomas, Frederic C.
245	1	0	_aTo the mouths of the Ganges : _ban ecological and cultural journey / _cFrederic C. Thomas.
260			_aNorwalk, [Conn.] : _bEastBridge, _cc2004.
300			_axii, 207 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aSignature books
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.
505	0		_aChanging 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.
650		0	_aStream ecology _zGanges River (India and Bangladesh)
650		0	_aHuman ecology _zGanges River (India and Bangladesh)
651		0	_aGanges River (India and Bangladesh) _xSocial life and customs.
830		0	_aSignature books (White Plains, N.Y.)
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip049/2003020655.html
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