Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415481069)

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Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52

$225.00

Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52

$225.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.



Author: Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
ISBN-10: 0415481066
ISBN-13: 9780415481069
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2009
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

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Choice 06/01/2010
By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
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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).

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