Being Bengali at home and in the world
"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...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London u.a.
Routledge
2014
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Routledge contemporary South Asia series
77 |
| Schlagworte: |
Alltag, Brauchtum
> Politik
> Bengali (South Asian people) / Ethnic identity
> Bengali (South Asian people) / Politics and government
> Bengali (South Asian people) / Social life and customs
> SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
> Kulturelle Identität
> Ethnische Identität
> Bengalen
> Aufsatzsammlung
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVII, 236 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780415625883 978-041-562-588-3 |