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Subordination and Struggle: Women in Bangladesh
“Bangladesh belongs to what has been described as a belt of ‘classic patriarchy’ which stretches from northern Africa across the Middle East to the northern plains of the Indian sub-continent. The social structures in this belt are characterized by their institutionalization of extremely restrictive codes of behaviour for . . .” read more
Politics and Culture in Bengal
“Bengal was the microcosm of British rule in India, the original seat of Imperial power, the base from which the East India Company set out on its career of aggrandisement, ending in the complete subjugation of the subcontinent from the Khyber to Cape Comorin. Private loot, the organized . . .” read more
The State in Post-Colonial Societies: Pakistan and Bangladesh
“The object of this article is to raise some fundamental questions about the classical Marxist theory of the State in the context of post-colonial societies. The argument is premised on the historical specificity of post-colonial societies, a specificity which arises from structural changes brought about by the colonial . . .” read more
Bangla Desh--Results and Prospects
“The struggle in Bangla Desh between the Bengali liberation forces and the armed might of West Pakistani capital represents both a continuation of the mass movement which erupted in 1968–69 and a qualitative break. In that sense we can say that the present course of events in East . . .” read more