Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

Decolonization in South Asia

Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the meanings and complexities of India's experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years - from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 - in the politics of West Bengal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780415481069
• ISBN-10: 0415481066
• Artikelnr.: 26867903

Autorenporträt

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay is Professor of Asian History at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has published widely on the history of South Asia. His previous books include Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal (2004), From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India (2004) and Caste, Protest and Identity in Colonial India (1997).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Arrival of Freedom: Celebrations, Anxieties and Realities
2. The Discontents of Freedom 3. Congress Raj in a 'Problem Province' 4.
The Communists: From Insurgency to Electoral Politics 5. The Fractured
Opposition 6. A 'Great Adventure': Election of 1952. Conclusion