
Communalism in Bengal
From Famine To Noakhali, 1943-47
Rakesh Batabyal(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. April 2005
Book
Hardback
428 pages
978-0-7619-3335-9 (ISBN)
Description
The years immediately following the Bengal Famine of 1943 witnessed the consolidation of communal ideologies culminating in the riots of 1946 in Calcutta and the violence in Noakhali on 1946-47. This volume explores this period of Indian history and argues that the final phase of the anti-colonial struggle witnessed a clash of nationalism and communalism where class and solidarity against the colonial power was forgotten.
Reviews / Votes
[This book] makes for interesting reading for it tells the story of the Hindu-Muslim divide in the most critical span of four years prior to the division of India into two sovereign states of India and Pakistan in 1947 on the basis of the 'theory of two nations'. -- South Asian Survey Communalism in Bengal is an important, innovative work. Mostly intended for a postgraduate and academic readership, the book, the sixth in the Sage Series in Modern Indian History, is bound to become a classic in the study of Indian modern history, sociology and politics, and a useful framework for those wishing to know more on Indian history in general and Bengal... -- Journal of South Asian DevelopmentMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-3335-9 (9780761933359)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction
Communalism and Historiography
Hunger and Politics
Politics amidst Hunger
Politics Overtakes Hunger
War Is Over
Efforts at Freedom
Violence Reigns
The Calcutta Riots
Violence Everywhere
The Noakhali-Tippera Riots
Looking for the Origins
The Noakhali-Tippera Riots
Battling with Hatred
Gandhi in Noakhali
Conclusion
Communalism and Historiography
Hunger and Politics
Politics amidst Hunger
Politics Overtakes Hunger
War Is Over
Efforts at Freedom
Violence Reigns
The Calcutta Riots
Violence Everywhere
The Noakhali-Tippera Riots
Looking for the Origins
The Noakhali-Tippera Riots
Battling with Hatred
Gandhi in Noakhali
Conclusion