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
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