Historical dictionary of Bangladesh /
Bangladesh (literally, the land of the Bengalis) is the most recent addition (in 1971) to the independent nations of South Asia. It had previously been known as East Pakistan, and prior to that it was part of British India. It has been inhabited by peopleof different races and religions and ruled ov...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
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Edición: | 4th ed. |
Colección: | Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East ;
75. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Bangladesh (literally, the land of the Bengalis) is the most recent addition (in 1971) to the independent nations of South Asia. It had previously been known as East Pakistan, and prior to that it was part of British India. It has been inhabited by peopleof different races and religions and ruled over by different leaders who imposed different regimes. It is overpopulated and underdeveloped, but there is much more to it than that. Bangladesh has a long and oftentimes proud tradition: it has produced writers and artists of genius, and it is an important outpost of Islam. And, with a population. |
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Notas: | Rev. ed. of: Historical dictionary of Bangladesh / Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (lxviii, 442 p.). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-440). |
ISBN: | 9780810874534 0810874539 1282561391 9781282561397 9786612561399 6612561394 |