<p>[This book] makes for interesting reading for it tells the story of the Hindu-Muslim divide in the most critical span of four years prior to the division of India into two sovereign states of India and Pakistan in 1947 on the basis of the 'theory of two nations'.</p> -- South Asian Survey<br /><p><b>Communalism in Bengal</b><i> </i>is an important, innovative work. Mostly intended for a postgraduate and academic readership, the book, the sixth in the Sage Series in Modern Indian History, is bound to become a classic in the study of Indian modern history, sociology and politics, and a useful framework for those wishing to know more on Indian history in general and Bengal...</p> -- Journal of South Asian Development

The years immediately following the Bengal Famine of 1943 witnessed the consolidation of communal ideologies culminating in the riots of 1946 in Calcutta and the violence in Noakhali on 1946-47. This volume explores this period of Indian history and argues that the final phase of the anti-colonial struggle witnessed a clash of nationalism and communalism where class and solidarity against the colonial power was forgotten.
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Introduction Communalism and Historiography Hunger and Politics Politics amidst Hunger Politics Overtakes Hunger War Is Over Efforts at Freedom Violence Reigns The Calcutta Riots Violence Everywhere The Noakhali-Tippera Riots Looking for the Origins The Noakhali-Tippera Riots Battling with Hatred Gandhi in Noakhali Conclusion
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ISBN
9780761933359
Publisert
2005-04-07
Utgiver
SAGE Publications Inc
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
428

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