The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 /
In the decades following its annexation to the Indian Empire in 1852, Lower Burma (the Irrawaddy-Sittang delta region) was transformed from an underdeveloped and sparsely populated backwater of the Konbaung Empire into the world's largest exporter of rice. This work focuses on two major aspects...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
©2011.
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Colección: | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |