TY - BOOK AU - Amrith,Sunil S TI - Crossing the bay of Bengal : the furies of nature and the fortunes of migrants SN - 9780674724839 AV - JV8490 .A728 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - Asians KW - Migrations KW - Bengal, Bay of, Region KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Immigrants KW - Commerce N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-338) and index; Prologue : the Bay of Bengal in history -- The life of the Bay of Bengal -- That vast sea's emporium -- Turbulent journeys, sacred geographies -- Human traffic -- Oceans' crossroads -- Crossings interrupted -- The pursuit of citizenship -- When the waters rise -- Epilogue : crossing the Bay of Bengal ER -