Communal Riots In Bengal, 1905-47 (oxford University South Asian Studies S.)
Author: Suranjan Das
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About This BookThis volume provides an examination of the major riots in Bengal between 1905 and 1947. It addresses the following issues: how an increased conjunction of elite and popular communalism created the necessary background for the riots; why the riots lost their initial class basis and became overtly communal; how a crowd-leadership dicotomy often asserted their "autonomy"; and finally, how the riots promoted communal consciousness at various levels of society and polity which provided an important backdrop to the partition of province in 1947. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Suranjan DasPublisher: OUP India; New edition (1 July 1994)Format: Paperback – 1 July 1994Language: EnglishPages: 327ISBN: 978-0195632330Dimensions: 13.97 x 1.36 x 21.59 cmWeight: 430 g
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About This BookThis volume provides an examination of the major riots in Bengal between 1905 and 1947. It addresses the following issues: how an increased conjunction of elite and popular communalism created the necessary background for the riots; why the riots lost their initial class basis and...
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Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
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- If you want to understand how communal identities hardened in late colonial India, this book gives you depth, nuance, and clarity. You’ll appreciate how Suranjan Das moves beyond event-by-event narration to explain the social forces, leadership dynamics, and political shifts behind Bengal’s riots. Carefully researched and sharply argued, it helps you see how local violence shaped larger histories—making it an essential read for students, researchers, and anyone exploring the roots of Partition.
- Published by OUP India; New edition (1 July 1994).
- Language: English.
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About This BookThis volume provides an examination of the major riots in Bengal between 1905 and 1947. It addresses the following issues: how an increased conjunction of elite and popular communalism created the necessary background for the riots; why the riots lost their initial class basis and became overtly communal; how a crowd-leadership dicotomy often asserted their "autonomy"; and finally, how the riots promoted communal consciousness at various levels of society and polity which provided an important backdrop to the partition of province in 1947. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Suranjan DasPublisher: OUP India; New edition (1 July 1994)Format: Paperback – 1 July 1994Language: ...
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