Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara.

Decolonization in South Asia : meanings of freedom in post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52 / Meanings of freedom in post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52 by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay. - ix, 246 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in South Asian history . - Routledge studies in South Asian history ; 2. .

Originally published in hardback: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The arrival of freedom, celebrations, anxieties and realities -- The discontents of freedom -- Congress Raj in a "problem province" -- The communists, from insurgency to electoral politics -- The fractured opposition -- The great adventure, the election of 1952. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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