History of Bangladesh /
Schendel, Willem van.
History of Bangladesh / by Willem van Schendel. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxvi, 347 p. : ill., maps. ; 23 cm.
Gratis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-333) and index.
A land of water and silt -- Jungle, fields, cities and states -- A region of multiple frontiers -- The delta as a crossroads -- From the Mughal empire to the British empire -- The British impact -- A closing agrarian frontier -- Colonial conflicts -- Towards partition -- Partition -- The Pakistan experiment -- Pakistan falls apart -- East Pakistani livelihoods -- The roots of aid dependence -- A new elite and cultural renewal -- Armed conflict -- A state is born -- Imagining a new society -- Creating a political system -- Transnational linkages -- Bursting at the seams -- A national culture? -- Conclusion.
9780521121903
GBA8D1079 bnb
014821392 Uk
Maatschappij
Bangladesh--History.
Bangla Desh.
954.92 SCH
History of Bangladesh / by Willem van Schendel. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxvi, 347 p. : ill., maps. ; 23 cm.
Gratis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-333) and index.
A land of water and silt -- Jungle, fields, cities and states -- A region of multiple frontiers -- The delta as a crossroads -- From the Mughal empire to the British empire -- The British impact -- A closing agrarian frontier -- Colonial conflicts -- Towards partition -- Partition -- The Pakistan experiment -- Pakistan falls apart -- East Pakistani livelihoods -- The roots of aid dependence -- A new elite and cultural renewal -- Armed conflict -- A state is born -- Imagining a new society -- Creating a political system -- Transnational linkages -- Bursting at the seams -- A national culture? -- Conclusion.
9780521121903
GBA8D1079 bnb
014821392 Uk
Maatschappij
Bangladesh--History.
Bangla Desh.
954.92 SCH