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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Weitere Verfasser: Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London u.a. Routledge 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge contemporary South Asia series 77
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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"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVII, 236 S.
ISBN:9780415625883
978-041-562-588-3