Being Bengali : at home and in the world /

Being Bengali : at home and in the world / edited by Mridula Nath Chakraborty. - New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - xvii, 236 pages ; 23 cm - Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 77 . - Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 77 .

First Published 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Bengal has long been one of the key centres of civilisation and culture in the Indian subcontinent. However, Bengal identity - "Bengaliness" - is complicated by the fact that Bengal is now divided between India and Bangladesh, and by the fact that there is a very large international diaspora from both parts of Bengal. This book explores a wide range of issues connected with Bengali identity. Amongst other subjects, it considers the special problems arising as a result of the division of Bengal, and concludes by demonstrating that there are many factors which make for a single Bengal identity"--

9780415625883 (pbk) 9780415788052 (hbk) 9781315819112 (ebook)

2013039465

DS432.B4 / B44 2014

305.89144