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| 1. | Bangladesh (Country Guide)
Paperback (200 pages) by Stuart Butler (Lonely Planet)
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| 2. | A History of Bangladesh
Hardcover (372 pages) by Willem van Schendel (Cambridge University Press)
Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that have created modern Bangladesh. The story begins with the early geological history of the delta which has decisively shaped Bangladesh society. The narrative then moves chronologically through the era of colonial rule, the partition of Bengal, the war with Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh as an independent state. In so doing, it reveals the forces that have made Bangladesh what it is today. This is an eloquent introduction to a fascinating country and its resilient and inventive people.
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| 3. | Diggin' Dhaka
Map by Laura Bonapace (Bonapace Associates)
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| 4. | Bangladesh (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)
Library Binding (144 pages; reading level:Ages 9-12) by Tamra B. Orr (Children's Press(CT))
Describes the geography history culture industry and people of Bangladesh- ISBN13: 9780516250120
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| 5. | A Golden Age: A Novel
Hardcover (288 pages) by Tahmima Anam (Harper)
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| 6. | War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh
Paperback (350 pages) by Richard Sisson (University of California Press)
A decade after the 1971 wars in South Asia, the principal decisionmakers were still uncertain why wars so clearly unwanted had occurred. The authors reconstruct the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. Much of their data derive from interviews conducted with principal players in each of the countries immediately involved-Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh-including Indira Gandhi and leaders of the Awami League in Bangladesh.
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| 7. | Living in Bangladesh
Paperback (32 pages) by Ruth Thomson (Franklin Watts Ltd)
This title focuses on people's everyday lives in different countries around the world. It features quality, specially commissioned photographs and offers a very accessible approach with a lot of information given in extended captions.
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| 9. | Bangladesh: The Next Afghanistan?
Paperback (308 pages) by Hiranmay Karlekar (SAGE Publications)
In recent years, Bangladesh has experienced an alarming rise in Islamist fundamentalism. The world began to take serious notice of this after the grenade attack on the Awami League’s rally in Dhaka on August 21, 2004 almost succeeded in killing off the entire top leadership of the party. This book shows that terrorist acts such as this are part of a systematic attempt to destroy Bangladesh’s secular and democratic political parties, as well as its vibrant intellectual and cultural life, and to convert the country into a hardline Islamic one. The author further argues that the headquarters of Islamic terrorism is shifting from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, which he describes as a ‘soft’ state with an ineffective government and police force, and which Islamist groups, with their organized and well-armed cadres, can easily dominate. Islamists are being systematically placed in key positions in government, and an Islamist state within a state is being built for the ultimate takeover of Bangladesh as the base for Islamist-including Al Qaeda and Taliban-operations in South and Southeast Asia. This lucid, hard-hitting and well-documented book analyzes in detail the circumstances-historical, social, cultural and political-which account for the rise of violent Islamist fundamentalism in Bangladesh, a country known for its cultural plurality and religious tolerance. The author also discusses the chances of halting the process, through a determined and well-strategized effort by those committed to keeping Bangladesh a moderate and tolerant modern Islamic nation.
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| 10. | Bangladesh (Bradt Travel Guide)
Paperback (288 pages) by Mikey Leung (Bradt Travel Guides)
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