Birth of Bangladesh : the politics of history and the history of politics /
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| Language: | English |
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Dhaka :
Samhati Publications,
2022 [Second impression].
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue. Birth of Bangladesh through a national liberation war: Misleading narratives of a leading political Event I. Politics of history and history of politics: Trapping Bangladesh movement in classist, partisan, gendered and jingoistic historiography II. Neo-colonialist rule of (West) Pakistan: Making of the Bangladesh movement in the East III. West's Betrayal ignites flame of national liberation in the East: Hesitant leadership lagging behind a rebellious people IV. West's murderous military mayhem: Initial resistance by an unprepared East V. Belated proclamation of Bangladesh's independence: Political failure at the moment of truth VI. Fighting the Liberation War: The wars within and beyond the war VII. National war, global activism and international polarisation: Politics of regional dominance and birth of Bangladesh VIII. The Left's liberation war and the League's illiberal hostilities: Selective silence of Bangladesh's official history IX. Extraordinary war of the ordinaries: Expulsion from history and exclusion by the state X. External politics of trivializing the great Mukti-victory: Bangladesh's ugly birthmark and failure to try Pakistani war crimes Epilogue. Ruling-class politics of diseventalisation: Settling the claims of history