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020			_a9781108428286
082			_a954.140359 ROY-A
100			_aRoy, Anwesha
245			_aMaking peace, making riots : _bcommunalism and communal violence, Bengal 1940-1947 /
260			_aIndia _bCambridge University Press _c2018
300			_a280 p.
365			_aINR _b795.00
500			_aThe decade of the 1940s was a turbulent one for Bengal. War, famine, riots and partition - Bengal witnessed it all, and the unique experience of each of these factors created a space for diverse social and political forces to thrive and impact the lives of people of the province. The book embarks on a study of the last seven years of colonial rule in Bengal, analysing the interplay of multiple socioeconomic and political factors that shaped community identities into communal ones. The focus is on three major communal riots that the province witnessed - the Dacca Riots (1941), the Great Calcutta Killings (August 1946) and the Noakhali Riots (October 1946). This book moves beyond the binary understanding of communalism as Hindu versus Muslim and looks at the caste politics in the province, and offers a complete understanding of the 1940s before partition.
650			_aRiots
650			_aIndia--Bengal
650			_aCommunalism
650			_aPolitical violence
650			_aBangladesh--Noākhāli District
650			_aMuslims
650			_aIndia
650			_aEthnic relations