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The Bangladesh Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Guhathakurta
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Description for The Bangladesh Reader: History, Culture, Politics
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Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. It has more inhabitants than either Russia or Japan, and its national language, Bengali, ranks sixth in the world in terms of native speakers. Founded in 1971, Bangladesh is a relatively young nation, but the Bengal Delta region has been a major part of international life for more than 2,000 years, whether as an important location for trade or through its influence on Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim life. Yet the country rarely figures in global affairs or media, except in stories about floods, poverty, or political turmoil. The Bangladesh Reader does what ... Read more
Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. It has more inhabitants than either Russia or Japan, and its national language, Bengali, ranks sixth in the world in terms of native speakers. Founded in 1971, Bangladesh is a relatively young nation, but the Bengal Delta region has been a major part of international life for more than 2,000 years, whether as an important location for trade or through its influence on Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim life. Yet the country rarely figures in global affairs or media, except in stories about floods, poverty, or political turmoil. The Bangladesh Reader does what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822353188
SKU
V9780822353188
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About Guhathakurta
Meghna Guhathakurta is Executive Director of Research Initiatives Bangladesh, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes research on poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. Willem van Schendel is Professor of Modern Asian History at the University of Amsterdam and Head of the South Asia Department at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
Reviews for The Bangladesh Reader: History, Culture, Politics
“This revelatory volume brings alive Bangladesh’s tormented history and vibrant culture through a selection of excerpts and illustrations from works of history, journalism, literature, and visual art.”
Andrew J. Nathan
Foreign Affairs
“Here are the key reasons I found the volume very useful: (a) before this, the history of Bangladesh was a mere appendage to what happened ... Read more
Andrew J. Nathan
Foreign Affairs
“Here are the key reasons I found the volume very useful: (a) before this, the history of Bangladesh was a mere appendage to what happened ... Read more