Riots and victims : violence and the construction of communal identity among Bengali muslims, 1905-1...
Riots and victims : violence and the construction of communal identity among Bengali muslims, 1905-1...
Riots and victims : violence and the construction of communal identity among Bengali muslims, 1905-1947 / Patricia A. Gossman.
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N303.6095414/1
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English
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xi, 186 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
I. Constructions of Ethnicity and Communal Identity -- II. Creating a Political Community: The First Partition of Bengal. The "Backwardness" Factor and the Legacy of Religious Reform. The Agrarian Context. The 1905 Partition. The Annulment -- III. The Function of Violence: Renegotiating the Status O...
The Independence Day 'Riot' of 1930. The Dacca Riot of May 22-30, 1930. The 1941 Dacca 'Riot' -- V. The Muslim League's Struggle for Bengal. The Search for a Muslim Party (reprise). Capturing the Symbols of Agrarian Reform. The 1936-37 Election Campaign. The KPP-Muslim League Ministry. Capturing the...
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
This book examines the origins and consequences of the violence that occurred between the Muslim and Hindu communities in pre-partition Bengal, which ultimately resulted in the creation of Pakistan. Dr. Gossman argues that incidents of communal "violence" during this period were politically motivated and deliberate, orchestrated by mid-level politi...
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Riots and victims : violence and the construction of communal identity among Bengali muslims, 1905-1947 / Patricia A. Gossman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.6095414/1
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ISBN
0813336252 (alk. paper)
9780813336251 (alk. paper)
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303.6095414
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991011984339702626
