Spoils of Partition - Bengal and India, 1947-1967

Klappentext A 2007 assessment of the devastating social, political and economic consequences of the partition of Bengal. Zusammenfassung The partition of India was a seminal event of the twentieth century. While much has been written about the Punjab and the creation of West Pakistan! little is known about the partition of Bengal. This remarkable 2007 book assesses the devastating social! political and economic consequences of that partition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Hopes and Fears: 1. The devil in the detail: new borders for a new state; 2. Swings and roundabouts: West Bengal and the new India; Part II. The Bengal Diaspora: 3. Partition and migration: refugees in West Bengal, 1947-67; 4. Staying on: West Bengal's Muslim minorities; Part III. The Politics of a Partitioned State: 5. Political reconstruction and change: congress government and politics, 1947-67; 6. The revenge of the periphery: the rise of the opposition in West Bengal; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Joya Chatterji, Joya (London School of Economics and Po Chatterji
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521188067
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18806-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous