Bengal Divided - Hindu Communalism and Partition, 1932-1947

Bengal Divided relates how a large and powerful section of Hindu society in Bengal insisted that their province be divided to create a separate Hindu homeland. The picture which emerges is one of a fragmented society moving away from the mainstream of Indian nationalism, and increasingly preoccupied with more parochial concerns. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Bengal politics and the Communal Award; 2. The emergence of the mofussil in Bengal politics; 3. The reorientation of the Bengal Congress, 1937-45; 4. The construction of Bhadralok communal 'identity': culture and communalism in Bengal; 5. Hindu unity and Muslim tyranny: aspects of Hindu Bhadralok politics, 1936-47; 6. The second partition of Bengal, 1945-47; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Joya Chatterji, Joya (University of Cambridge) Chatterji, Chatterji Joya
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2002
• EAN: 9780521523288
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52328-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous