Joya chatterjis eminently readable and superbly researched book on the partition of bengal and its. Indian nationalism has often been seen as an exemplar of the nationalisms of colonial subjects struggling to be free but with one striking difference. Bengal and india, 1947 1967 is the most recent publication to study the plight of refugees in west bengal and its approach is groundbreaking, bringing an entirely new light to the study of the lives affected by bengals partition. Joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism and partition, 1932 1947 2002, cambridge university press. Articles in the journal draw on declassified materials and new memoirs to illuminate and raise questions about numerous historical and theoretical concerns. The partition library is presently under construction. Bengal and india, 19471967 cambridge studies in indian history and. Partition and punjabi migrants of delhi oxford university press, 2007 joya chatterji, the spoils of partition. Predominantly hindu west bengal became a state of india, and predominantly muslim east bengal now bangladesh became a province of p. The extent of the violence sounds rather paradoxical. Bengal and india, 19471967 cambridge studies in indian history and society reissue by chatterji, joya isbn. Joya chatterji is professor of south asian history at the university of cambridge, uk. Bidhan chandra roy july 1, 1882 july 1, 1962, popularly known as b.
The effects of partition in bengal bangladesh and west bengal. Whereas most colonial nationalists sought to break free from and carve national states of their own out of those empires, indian nationalists alone aspired to take over an empire as a whole. The book also reveals how the spoils of partition, which the congress in bengal had expected from the new boundaries, were squandered over the twenty years which followed. Earlier and contemporary works include nilanjana chatterjee 1992, ranabir samaddar 1997, 1999, joya chatterji 2002, 2007, bidyut chakrabarty 2004 and gargi chakravartty 2005. Joya chatterji, until recently reader in international history at the. Joya chatterji, until recently reader in international history at the london school of economics, is lecturer in the history of modern southasiaatcambridge,fellowoftrinitycollege,andvisitingfellow. Joya chatterji is reader in modern south asian history at the university of cambridge, uk, and a fellow of trinity college. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the spoils of partition. Scholars such as joya chatterji, lucy chester, vazira zamindar, willem van schendel, and jason cons have each made significant contributions to the research. This is an intriguing and challenging work whose findings change our understanding and its consequences for the history of the subcontinent. Request pdf on oct 1, 2011, ian talbot and others published joya chatterji, spoils of partition. In bengal, partition frustrated the plans and purposes of the very groups that had demanded it.
Scholarship on the 1947 division of the indian subcontinent and its aftermath has largely focused on the punjab. Cambridge core history after 1945 general the spoils of partition by joya chatterji. The spoils of partition download the spoils of partition ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Joya chatterji fba is professor of south asian history and a fellow of trinity college at the university of cambridge. Urban developmentinduced displacement and quality of life. Much has been written about the punjab and the creation of west pakistan. In the process, the author provides a critique of historywriting and nationalist mythmaking. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The spoils of partition bengal and india, 19471967 joya chatterji university of cambridge. Routledge handbook of the south asian diaspora 1st. The partition of india in 1947 was a seminal event of the twentieth century. Mobility capital and migration in the bengal delta. Joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism and partition.
The partition involved the division of two provinces, bengal and the punjab, based on districtwise hindu. Partition of bengal 1947 wikimili, the free encyclopedia. This remarkable book by an acknowledged expert on the subject assesses the social, economic and political consequences of partition. As chatterji makes very clear, it is important not to think of partition related migration as confined to the immediate period straddling august 1947. Much has been written about the punjab and the creation of. Bengal and india, 194767by joya chatterji cambridge university press, 342pp. The partition of bengal was the most important event during the rule of lord curzon. Her publications include bengal divided 1995 and the spoils of partition 2007, and she is the coeditor of the routledge handbook of the south asian diaspora 2014. Click download or read online button to the spoils of partition book pdf for free now. Vazira fazilayacoobali zamindar, the long partition and. Tai yong tan and gyanesh kudaisya, the aftermath of partition in south asia routledge, 2000. Joya chatterji, london school of economics and political science. This is an intriguing and challenging work whose findings change our understanding and its. Bengal and india 19471967 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Once completed, the library will be a compilation of all known resources on partition managed by a team of volunteer staff and interns, and kept updated through your contributions. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 joya chatterji. The violence of the partition of india and pakistan, 1946. The spoils of partition bengal and india, 19471967 joya chatterji. Partition of bengal 1947 wikipedia, the free encyclopedia free download as pdf file. Yasmin khans recent publications have also focused on the roles. The twentieth century was dubbed the century of the refugee. Chinese migration and the making of a global humanitarian agenda, 19491989 by laura madokoro b. Bengal and india, 19471967 cambridge studies in indian history and society book 15 kindle edition by chatterji, joya. Washbrook eds the handbook of the south asian diaspora, london. The spoils of partition by joya chatterji book resume. We therefore feel free to form a federation of our choice, a federation with a. Bengal and india, 19471967, authorjoya chatterji, year2007. Bengal and india, 19471967 the partition of india in 1947 was a seminal event of the twentieth century.
The partition was accompanied by excessive violence, even though the transition of power was peaceful. Bengal divided by joya chatterji, 9780521523288, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. People are sad and in misery, and you are cheerful. Ebook central ebook collection free access university of sheffield library. Approximately one million people were killed and twelve million people migrated as a direct result of the partition. But unlike other works on partition, zamindar radically reconfigures the historical significance of space and time as an element of indian.
Gyan pandeys latest book is a compelling examination of the violence that marked the partition of india in 1947, and how the preceding events have been documented. South asian histories of citizenship, 19461970 the. Bengal and india, 19471967 cambridge studies in indian history and society 9780521515276. The partition of india was the division of british indialoweralpha 1 in 1947 which accompanied the creation of two independent dominions, india and pakistan. Now you have become sad, but it is the same energy. Distribution of petitions demanding the partition of bengal and the. University of toronto a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the faculty of graduate studies history the university of. Bengal and india 19471967 find, read and cite all the. The spoils of partition the partition of india in 1947 was a seminal event of the twentieth century. The spoils of partition by joya chatterji cambridge university press. She is also the editor of the journal modern asian. To be clear, however, their work is not the only one or the first to engage with the partition of bengal.
A number of indian politicians and journalists alleged that advocates of a greater bangladesh seek the expansion of bangladeshi hegemony in northeastern india, including the states of assam, west bengal, meghalaya and tripura, as well as the arakan province of burma myanmar, where there is a considerable population of bengali muslims. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He served with the indian national congress as the chief minister of west bengal for 14 years from 1948 until his death in 1962. Bengal and india, 194767 cambridge university press, 2007. No one knows for certain how many refugees came to india from east bengal from 1946 to 1964. The partition of bengal in 1947, part of the partition of india, divided the british indian province of bengal based on the radcliffe line between india and pakistan. Hindu communalism and partition 1932947 1995, the spoils of partition. Roy, was a noted indian physician and a renowned freedom fighter. Bengal and india, 19471967, cambridge university press, cambridge, 2007, pp. This paper draws together issues of urban developmentinduced displacement and resettlement and the quality of life of the affected population over. The most prominent of bengal partition researchers joya chatterjis.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Partition of bengal 1947 wikipedia republished wiki 2. Whereas previous studies of the end of british rule in india have concentrated on the negotiations of the transfer of power at the allindia level or have considered the emergence of separatist politics amongst indias muslim minorities, this study provides a reevaluation of the history of bengal focusing on the political and social processes that led to the demand for partition in bengal and. Download pdf the spoils of partition free online new. Bengal and india, 19471967 cambridge studies in indian history and society 9780521875363 by chatterji, joya and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. She specialises in modern south asian history and is the editor of the journal modern asian studies. Armenians, cossacks, jews and ethnic germans in central europe were some of the victims of war and conflict in its opening five decades. In the case of bengal, as with other parts of the subcontinent, people continued to migrate for many years thanks to lingering communal uncertainties and actual violence.
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