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Ganges
The Many Pasts of an Indian River
Buch von Sudipta Sen
Sprache: Englisch

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Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and the way it came to occupy center stage in the history and culture of the subcontinent. Sen begins his chronicle in prehistoric India, tracing the river's first settlers, its myths of origin in the Hindu tradition, and its significance during the ascendancy of popular Buddhism. In the following centuries, Indian empires, Central Asian regimes, European merchants, the British Empire, and the Indian nation-state all shaped the identity and ecology of the river. Weaving together geography, environmental politics, and religious history, Sen offers in this lavishly illustrated volume a remarkable portrait of one of the world's largest and most densely populated river basins.
Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and the way it came to occupy center stage in the history and culture of the subcontinent. Sen begins his chronicle in prehistoric India, tracing the river's first settlers, its myths of origin in the Hindu tradition, and its significance during the ascendancy of popular Buddhism. In the following centuries, Indian empires, Central Asian regimes, European merchants, the British Empire, and the Indian nation-state all shaped the identity and ecology of the river. Weaving together geography, environmental politics, and religious history, Sen offers in this lavishly illustrated volume a remarkable portrait of one of the world's largest and most densely populated river basins.
Über den Autor
Sudipta Sen is professor of history at the University of California, Davis, and the author of Distant Sovereignty: National Imperialism and the Origins of British India. He lives in Woodland, CA.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780300119169
ISBN-10: 030011916X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Sen, Sudipta
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Maße: 242 x 164 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Sudipta Sen
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.01.2019
Gewicht: 0,81 kg
Artikel-ID: 113503044
Über den Autor
Sudipta Sen is professor of history at the University of California, Davis, and the author of Distant Sovereignty: National Imperialism and the Origins of British India. He lives in Woodland, CA.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780300119169
ISBN-10: 030011916X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Sen, Sudipta
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Maße: 242 x 164 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Sudipta Sen
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.01.2019
Gewicht: 0,81 kg
Artikel-ID: 113503044
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