Full Description
This book reclaims Bangladesh's institutional historiography by retrieving the eclipsed political parties and the inheritances from its earlier configuration as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. This is a striking retelling of the political parties originating under the British Raj and trekking through the post-colonial institution-building challenges in South Asia. East Pakistan's institutional experiences, political events, and identity imagination are still very relevant to Bangladesh's continuing slog in democratic institution-building. With a new trajectory for Bangladeshi political heritages, the book is intellectually relevant to anyone interested in South Asia's political development.
Contents
Contents: The Muslim League in East Pakistan: Demise of the One- Party Dominance! - EP'S Changing Coalitions! - The Dynamics of Bengali Regionalism: Roots of Separation from Pakistan - Building Opposition in an Autocracy - The 1968-1970 Mass Movements: EP Parties' Changing Trajectory? - The 1970 Elections: An Empowerment for Bangladesh? - The 1971 Bangladesh Independence Struggle: Parties, Leaders, and their Strategies - The Kaleidoscopic Parties: Colonial Bengal, EP, and Bangladesh - Conclusion: Composite Inheritances?.
