CiNii Books - A history of Bangladesh

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.

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Introduction
Part I. The Long View: 1. A land of water and silt
2. Jungle, fields, cities and states
3. A region of multiple frontiers
4. The Delta as a crossroads
Part II. Colonial Encounters
5. From the Mughal Empire to the British Empire
6. The British impact
7. A closing agrarian frontier
8. Colonial conflicts
9. Towards partition
10. Partition
Part III. Becoming East Pakistan: 11. The Pakistan experiment
12. Pakistan falls apart
13. East Pakistani livelihoods
14. The roots of aid dependence
15. A new elite and cultural renewal
Part IV. War and the Birth of Bangladesh: 16. Armed conflict
17. A state is born
18. Imagining a new society
Part V. Independent Bangladesh: 19. Creating a political system
20. Transnational linkages
21. Bursting at the seams
22. A national culture?
Conclusion.

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