History of Bangladesh

Schendel, Willem van:
A History of Bangladesh / Willem van Schendel. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxvi, 347 S. : Ill., Kt.
ISBN 978-0-521-86174-8
£ 40,00 (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-521-67974-9
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Beschreibung
Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel’s history reveals the country’s vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that have created modern Bangladesh. The story begins with the early geological history of the delta which has decisively shaped Bangladesh society. The narrative then moves chronologically through the era of colonial rule, the partition of Bengal, the war with Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh as an independent state. In so doing, it reveals the forces that have made Bangladesh what it is today. This is an eloquent introduction to a fascinating country and its resilient and inventive people. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
List of plates. vii
List of maps and figures. xiv
Acknowledgements. xv
Timeline. xvii
Introduction. xxv
PART I. THE LONG VIEW
   1. A land of water and silt. 3
   2. Jungle, fields, cities and states. 11
   3. A region of multiple frontiers. 24
   4. The Delta as a crossroads. 39
PART II. COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS
   5. From the Mughal Empire to the British Empire. 49
   6. The British impact. 57
   7. A closing agrarian frontier. 67
   8. Colonial conflicts. 77
   9. Towards partition. 88
   10. Partition. 96
PART III. BECOMING EAST PAKISTAN
   11. The Pakistan experiment. 107
   12. Pakistan falls apart. 121
   13. East Pakistani livelihoods. 131
   14. The roots of aid dependence. 144
   15. A new elite and cultural renewal. 152
PART IV. WAR AND THE BIRTH OF BANGLADESH
   16. Armed conflict. 161
   17. A state is born. 172
   18. Imagining a new society. 183
PART V. INDEPENDENT BANGLADESH
   19. Creating a political system. 193
   20. Transnational linkages. 219
   21. Bursting at the seams. 232
   22. A national culture? 251
Conclusion. 268
Bangladesh district maps. 270
Key political figures since 1947. 272
Glossary of Bengali terms. 282
Notes. 286
Bibliography. 311
Index. 334

Autor
H. Willem van Schendel, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Afdeling Sociologie en Antropologie. Profile page.

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