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Saikia, Arupjyoti, 1969-

Unquiet River : a Biography of the Brahmaputra / by Arupjyoti Saikia. - First edition. - xxxv, 583 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

CONTENTS
Part I
1. The River and Its Floodplain Environment.
2. Life in A Floodplain Environment.
3. Boats on The River.
The Ebb and Flow of Riverine Pursuits.

Part II
5. Enter the Steamer.
6. Redesigning an Enigmatic River.

Part III
7. Unruly Landscape, Fluid Geographics.
8. Tea Plants Move to the Uplands.
9. Jute in the Floodplains.
10. In the Time of Earthquake.

Part IV
11. Reining in the Unquiet River.
12. The Nation's River.
includes Afterword, Bibliography, Index & About the Author.

Part:1 The River and its Floodplain Environment, Life in a Floodplain Environment, 3. Boats on the River, 4. The Ebb and Flow of Riverine Pursuits.
Part: 2 5. Enter the Steamer, 6. Redesigning an Enigmatic River 7. Unruly Landscape, Fluid Geographies 8. Tea Plants move on the Uplands 9. Jute in the Floodplains 10. In the Time of Earthquakes
Part: 3 11. Reining in the Unquiet River 12. The Nation's River



ISBN: 9780199468119 0199468117

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2020325024

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human ecology--India--Assam.
Human ecology--Brahmaputra River Valley.
River life--Brahmaputra River Valley.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Brahmaputra River Valley--History.

Dewey Class. No.: 954.162 / SAI