{"product_id":"hooghly-robert-ivermee-9781787383258","title":"Hooghly: The Global History of a River","description":"The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges flowing south to the Bay of Bengal, is now little known outside of India. Yet for centuries it was a river of truly global significance, attracting merchants, missionaries, mercenaries, statesmen, laborers and others from Europe, Asia and beyond. \u003cem\u003eHooghly\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to restore the waterway to the heart of global history. Focusing in turn on the role of and competition between those who struggled to control the river--the Portuguese, the Mughals, the Dutch, the French and finally the British, who built their imperial capital, Calcutta, on its banks--the author considers how the Hooghly was integrated into global networks of encounter and exchange, and the dramatic consequences that ensued. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraveling up and down the river, Robert Ivermee explores themes of enduring concern, among them the dynamics of modern capitalism and the power of large corporations; migration and human trafficking; the role of new technologies in revolutionizing social relations; and the human impact on the natural world. The Hooghly's global history, he concludes, may offer lessons for India as it emerges as a world superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Ivermee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787383253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787383258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Robert Ivermee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129796096255,"sku":"9781787383258","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b5738bd-d551-46a2-9ef3-4af6ee252e5b.jpg?v=1687465849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hooghly-robert-ivermee-9781787383258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}