Being Bengali

At Home and in the World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Av idula Nath Chakraborty, Australia) Chakraborty, idula Nath (University of Western Sydney, Mridula Nath Chakraborty

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Bengal has long been one of the key centres of civilisation and culture in the Indian subcontinent. However, Bengali identity – "Bengaliness" – is complicated by its long history of evolution, the fact that Bengal is now divided between India and Bangladesh, and by virtue of 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 the idea of a Bengali identity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-03-26
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt630 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Antal sidor254
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415625883

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Being Bengali: At Home and in the World: Some Speculations 1. The University of Dhaka and National Identity Formation in Bangladesh 2. Does Caste Matter in Bengal? Examining the Myth of Bengali Exceptionalism 3. Producing and Re-producing the New Woman: A Note on the Prefix ‘Re’ 4. The Refugee Woman and the New Woman: (En)gendering Middle-Class Bengali Modernity and the City in Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar (The Big City 1963) 5. Re-Visioning the Subject of Intimacy: Rabindranath Tagore and Post-Colonial Habitations 6. Religion and the Demonic Form of Sacralization: The Case of Swami Vivekananda 7. In Pursuit of the ‘Authentic’ Bengali: Impressions and Observations of a Contested Diaspora 8. Being Bengali Abroad: Identity Politics among the Bengali Community in Britain 9. Eternal Bengal 10. Bengal(is) in the House: The Politics of National Culture in Pakistan, 1947-1971