{"product_id":"communalism-in-bengal-from-famine-to-noakhali-1943-47","title":"Communalism in Bengal - From Famine to Noakhali, 1943-47","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rakesh Batabyal\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 420\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0761933352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the ascent and trajectory of communal ideology in pre-Partition Bengal-from the famine of 1943 to the Noakhali riots of 1946-47. The first major work to analyse communalism as an ideology located in a concrete historical plane, this book argues that the period after 1943 witnessed a clash between nationalism and communalism, where communal ideologies embarked on a new phase, determined to replace nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the distinguishing features of this important study are that it:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritically evaluates the historiography of communalism in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelates the occurrence of the Bengal famine of 1943 to the agendas and activities of the major political parties of that region-the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Congress and the Communist Party of India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines in detail the Calcutta riots of 1946 and the role of both the colonial authorities and the Premier of the province, H S Suhrawardy, in the violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an entirely fresh perspective on the reasons behind the Noakhali riots with the help of an array of new sources, both primary and secondary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyses Gandhi’s visit to Noakhali, presenting him as resolute and prepared to embark on an ideological fight against communalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSERIES EDITORS’ PREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION: COMMUNALISM AND HISTORIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHunger and Politics\u003cbr\u003ePolitics Amidst Hunger\u003cbr\u003ePolitics Overtakes Hunger\u003cbr\u003eWar is Over: Efforts at Freedom\u003cbr\u003eViolence Reigns: The Calcutta Riots\u003cbr\u003eViolence Everywhere: The Noakhali-Tippera Riots\u003cbr\u003eLooking for the Origins: The Noakhali-Tippera Riots\u003cbr\u003eBattling with Hatred: Gandhi in Noakhali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rakesh Batabyal \/ Sage Publications \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153684623728,"sku":"15302","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/15302.jpg?v=1793912532","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/communalism-in-bengal-from-famine-to-noakhali-1943-47","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}