The Bangladesh Reader : History, Culture, Politics /

Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. It has more inhabitants than either Russia or Japan, and its national language, Bengali, ranks sixth in the world in terms of native speakers. Founded in 1971, Bangladesh is a relatively young nation, but the Bengal Delta region has been a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Guhathakurta, Meghna (Editor ), van Schendel, Willem (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2013]
Colección:The World Readers : 17
Temas:
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bangladesh and its surroundings
  • Introduction
  • I. Voices from Bangladesh
  • II. Early Histories
  • III. Colonial Encounters
  • IV. Partition and Pakistan
  • V. War and Independence
  • VI. Dilemmas of Nationhood
  • VII. Contemporary Culture
  • VIII. The Development Gaze
  • IX. Bangladesh beyond Borders
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources
  • Index

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