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Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52 [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] Sekhar Bandyopadhyay - Softcover
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This book explores the meanings and complexities of india’s experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period it focuses on the first five years—from independence on 15 august 1947 to the first general election in january 1952, in the politics of west bengal, the new indian province that was created as a result of the partition the author, a specialist on the history of modern india, discusses what freedom actually meant to various individuals, communities and political parties, how they responded to it, how they extended its meaning and how in their anxiety to confront the realities of free india, they began to invent new enemies of their newly acquired freedom by emphasizing the representations of popular mentality rather than the institutional changes brought in by the process of decolonization, he draws attention to other concerns and anxieties that were related to the problems of coming to terms with the newly achieved freedom and the responsibility of devisin
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- PublisherOrient Blackswan
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 8125047069
- ISBN 13 9788125047063
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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