Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh
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- 2010
Summary
Bangladesh (literally, the land of the Bengalis) is the most recent addition (in 1971) to the independent nations of South Asia. It had previously been known as East Pakistan, and prior to that it was part of British India. It has been inhabited by people of different races and religions and ruled over by different leaders who imposed different regimes. It is overpopulated and underdeveloped, but there is much more to it than that. Bangladesh has a long and oftentimes proud tradition: it has produced writers and artists of genius, and it is an important outpost of Islam. And, with a population of some 130 million, it is one of the larger countries in the world. The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh greatly expands on the previous edition through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2010
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-6766-6
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-8108-7453-4
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 442
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- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Editor’s Foreword No access
- Preface No access
- Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
- Chronology No access
- Map No access
- Introduction No access
- The Dictionary No access Pages 1 - 296
- Appendix 1. Rulers of Selected Pre-Muslim Dynasties in Bengal No access Pages 297 - 297
- Appendix 2. Muslim Rulers of Bengal No access Pages 298 - 299
- Appendix 3. Lieutenant Governors and Governorsof Bengal during the British Period No access Pages 300 - 300
- Appendix 4. Governors and Chief Ministersof East Bengal/East Pakistan No access Pages 301 - 302
- Appendix 5. Principal Officers of theGovernment of Bangladesh, 1971–2009 No access Pages 303 - 348
- Appendix 6. Swadhinata Padak (Independence Day Award)Winners 1977–2008 No access Pages 349 - 356
- Bibliography No access Pages 357 - 440
- About the Author No access Pages 441 - 442





