TY - BOOK AU - Bandyopādhyāẏa,Śekhara TI - Decolonization in South Asia: meanings of freedom in post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52 T2 - Routledge studies in South Asian history SN - 0415533503 U1 - 954.14042 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Decolonization KW - India KW - West Bengal KW - West Bengal (India) KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - Originally published in hardback: 2009; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The arrival of freedom, celebrations, anxieties and realities --; 2; The discontents of freedom --; 3; Congress Raj in a "problem province" --; 4; The communists, from insurgency to electoral politics --; 5; The fractured opposition --; 6; The great adventure, the election of 1952 ER -