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The processes of establishing new national orders in the aftermath of the Partition entailed that minorities - Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India - had to re-negotiate their identities as rightful citizens. This book focuses on the partition of Bengal, its effects on minorities, and the subsequ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roy, Haimanti
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Bengal (India) > History > Partition, 1947.
Hindus > Bangladesh.
Muslims > India.
Bangladesh > Ethnic relations.
India > Ethnic relations.
Hindous > Bangladesh.
Musulmans > Inde.
Ethnic relations
Hindus
Muslims
Bangladesh
India
India > Bengal
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
South Asia.
1947
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The processes of establishing new national orders in the aftermath of the Partition entailed that minorities - Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India - had to re-negotiate their identities as rightful citizens. This book focuses on the partition of Bengal, its effects on minorities, and the subsequent reordering of national identities in India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh).
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199081875
0199081875