The partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947 : contour of freedom / Bidyut Chakrabarty
Imprint
London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Descript
x, 278 p. ; 25 cm
SUMMARY
This book is a balanced account of the complex processes that finally culminated in the fragmentation of South Asia following decolonization.
CONTENT
The Hindu-Muslim differences : the socio-economic and cultural dimensions -- Divide and rule : the Communal Award and its implications in Bengal -- Politics of accommodation and confrontation : the Second Partition of Bengal -- An alternative to partition : the United Bengal Scheme -- Redefining borders : the Boundary Commission and the partition of Bengal -- Construction and consolidation of identities : the Sylhet Referendum and partition -- History of partition or partition of history, fractured and wounded voice of the people.