The Great Padma

The Epic River that Made the Bengal Delta

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

2023
Goff Books (Verlag)
978-1-957183-05-3 (ISBN)

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The first comprehensive book on the River Padma, considered the last leg of the Ganges, with a rich collection of new photographs and maps. The Great Padma Book defines the life and history of the Bengal Delta, the largest delta in the world.

The book contains original essays by well-known writers, researchers, and academics from diverse fields, including geography, history, literature, architecture, and food history. The preface is written by the renowned author Amitav Ghosh (The Hungry Tide).

Besides unpublished photographs documenting the magnificence and diversity of the great river, and wonderful set of maps and diagrams, the book has a rich content in depicting the life and times related to this turbulent river. The wonderful design and layout of the book will make this a collectable item.

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is an architect and architectural and cultural historian. He has taught in the US for over 25 years, at the University of Hawaii, University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University, and currently directs the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements in Dhaka. He has numerous publications.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.11.2022
Zusatzinfo	300 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	228 x 292 mm
Gewicht	2386 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-957183-05-5 / 1957183055
ISBN-13	978-1-957183-05-3 / 9781957183053
Zustand	Neuware