{"product_id":"a-history-of-bangladesh-hardback-9781108473699","title":"A History of Bangladesh (Hardback) 9781108473699","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Bangladesh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA revised and updated edition of Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history, revealing the vibrant and colourful past of Bangladesh.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWillem van Schendel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108473699, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 July 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.85 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that created modern Bangladesh through ecological disaster, colonialism, partition, a war of independence and cultural renewal. In this revised and updated edition, Van Schendel offers a fascinating and highly readable account of life in Bangladesh over the last two millennia. Based on the latest academic research and covering the numerous historical developments of the 2010s, he provides an eloquent introduction to a fascinating country and its resilient and inventive people. A perfect survey for travellers, expats, students and scholars alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Plates\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps and Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Preface to second edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Long View\u003cbr\u003e 1. A land of water and silt\u003cbr\u003e 2. Jungle, fields, cities and states\u003cbr\u003e 3. A region of multiple frontiers\u003cbr\u003e 4. The delta as a crossroads\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Colonial Encounters\u003cbr\u003e 5. From the Mughal empire to the British empire\u003cbr\u003e 6. British legacies\u003cbr\u003e 7. A closing agrarian frontier\u003cbr\u003e 8. Colonial conflicts\u003cbr\u003e 9. Towards Partition\u003cbr\u003e 10. Partition\u003cbr\u003e 11. Population exchange\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Becoming East Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Pakistan experiment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Pakistan falls apart\u003cbr\u003e 14. East Pakistani livelihoods\u003cbr\u003e 15. The roots of aid dependence\u003cbr\u003e 16. A new elite and cultural renewal\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. War and the Birth of Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e 17. Armed conflict\u003cbr\u003e 18. A state is born\u003cbr\u003e 19. Imagining a new nation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Independent Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e 20. Shaping a political system\u003cbr\u003e 21. The triumph of identity politics\u003cbr\u003e 22. Transnational linkages\u003cbr\u003e 23. Boom or bust?\u003cbr\u003e 24. Gender movements\u003cbr\u003e 25. A national culture?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bangladesh district maps\u003cbr\u003e Key political figures since 1947\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Bengali terms\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912986059032,"sku":"9781108473699","price":77.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108473699i.jpg?v=1696702582","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-bangladesh-hardback-9781108473699","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}