Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947û52
, by Bandyopadhyay; Sekhar- ISBN: 9780415481069 | 0415481066
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/31/2009
This book explores the meanings and complexities of India's experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years - from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 - in the politics of West Bengal.