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      THE COFFER DAMS

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      Set in India, an ecological novel well ahead of its time. British colonialists attempt to tame nature with disastrous consequences.

      Clinton, founder and head of a firm of international engineers, arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife, Helen, ...

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      Product ID:9781913109028
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:THE COFFER DAMS
      Authors:Author: KAMALA MARKANDAYA
      Page Count:304
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Set in India, an ecological novel well ahead of its time. British colonialists attempt to tame nature with disastrous consequences.

      Clinton, founder and head of a firm of international engineers, arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife, Helen, and a strong team of aides and skilled men. They are faced with a formidable challenge, which involves working in daunting mountain and jungle terrain, within a time schedule dictated by the extreme tropical weather.

      Setbacks occur which bring into focus fundamental differences in the attitudes to life and death of the British bosses and the Indian workers. A timely reminder of the British contempt for Indian lives and for nature.


      Imprint Name:Small Axes
      Publisher Name:HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-09-30

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      Weight186 g
      Dimensions130 × 196 × 17 mm