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100			_aSen, Sucharita _9752234
245			_aTheorizing a Bengali nation : _bAbdul Hashim and the united Bengal movement, 1937-1947
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2024.
300			_ax, 153p.
520			_aThis book explores the philosophical and political roots of the United Bengal movement of 1947 that emerged as a final bid to keep the province united against Partition. Through Abul Hashim, one of its architects, it explores the idea of an independent Bengali nation in the years preceding Independence and examines the underlying tensions of the concept of a Muslim-led independent Bangalistaan and its repercussions on a sizeable Hindu minority. Focusing on Hashim’s writings and political contributions, this monograph highlights his vision of an aesthetic identity rooted within religious principles as well as civic ideals in a new united Bengal, where common law underwritten through religious ideals did not need to be necessarily opposed to western discourses of a modern state. A major, new intervention, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern Indian history, especially the Partition, politics, and South Asian studies.
650			_aBengal (India) -- History -- Partition _9811241
650			_a1947 -- Politics and government -- 20th century _9811242
650			_aMuslims -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century -- India -- Bengal _9811243
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