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From Chechnya in Russia to Kashmir in India to the Basque region in Spain, secessionist movements remain a serious threat to international security. Despite the importance of this issue, the causes that bring about external military intervention in a secessionist war have not, until now, been adequately addressed. In this book, Dos Santos identifies the conditions that make international military intervention in a secessionist war more or less likely. South Asia, being fraught with secessionist movements—Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, and Punjab—provides an ideal laboratory for the examination of this compelling issue. Dos Santos argues that a shift in the balance of power between a secessionist group and its central government will lead to a preventive war on the secessionists by the central government. In turn, a preventive war of this nature may lead to an alliance between the secessionist group and an external power. The stronger the alliance, the greater the chances of an international military intervention.

Understanding the conditions under which secessionist movements expand, become secessionist wars, and invite international military intervention on behalf of the secessionists has strong policy implications. It can go a long way toward guiding policymakers who may want to mitigate or avoid these conditions in their states. Dos Santos views both states and secessionist groups as primary actors, and she examines both the distribution of power among states and the balance of power between central government and groups within states.

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Bangladesh is a majority Muslim nation with a population of some 154 million people. This volume accounts for the political and economic experiences of the Bangladeshi state and its people, identifying the key players among Bangladesh's tiny military, political, and business elite. It also explores the attempt these individuals have made to establish their authority and considers the relative merits of their efforts at nation building. S. Mahmud Ali concludes with an outline of both the remarkable achievements that have taken place in this land of unusual narratives and the elemental challenges that its burgeoning population will face in the years ahead.

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This study of South Asia analyzes both the riches and struggles of the past and the problems and achievements of the present. It describes the painful struggles for independence, and today's political and economic realities. ... Read more

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Drawing on the newest and most sophisticated historical research and scholarship in the field, Modern South Asia provides a challenging insight for those with an intellectual curiosity about the region. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries. Jointly authored by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, it offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures, and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity.

Covering the entire spectrum of modern South Asian history, this comprehensive study provides new insights into the structure and ideology of the British raj, the meaning of subaltern resistance, the refashioning of social relations along the lines of caste, class, community and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism and the dynamics of decolonisation.

This third edition brings the debate up to the present day, covering the closer integration of South Asia with the global economy, the impact of developments in Afghanistan on the region as a whole, the large implications of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the fresh challenges to South Asia’s nation-states.

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The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh greatly expands on the previous edition through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. ... Read more

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"Is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? The question has become urgent in light of the growing strength of militant groups supposedly aligned with Al Quaida, the landslide victory of the center-right coalition in the general election of October 2001, and the deliberate and planned violence against religious minorities that followed. God Willing explores the explosive issue of Talibanization by analyzing the politics of Islamism in the world's third most populous Muslim country. Ali Riaz helps the reader to understand the emergence of Islamism as a legitimate democratic political in a largely secular state, as opposed to the media's sensational portrayal of Bangladesh as a country overrun by Islamist forces with a supranational agenda. The author compares Bangladesh with Indonesia and Pakistan, thus adding a valuable global context for evaluating the politics of Muslim countries." ... Read more

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Good observations
Its a good reading. Although the book is decorated with endless academic jargon, it presents the modern history of Bangladesh in a less-biased way. The authors style is very academic and he looks at the political set-up in a secular way. The reader can actually feel there is a sort of leftist touch when he sees that the author is referring to Gramsci not infrequently. But then the author is determined to explain the forces and motivation behind the ruling clique in a socio-political structure. I liked his observations.

Welcome to the mind of a confused babbler!!
This is not a book, it's more like a bland paper to be submitted to scome academic journal. The author claims that bangladesh is becoming a hotbed of fundamentalism, yet the constitution is firmly based on secular principles. They even have Christmas, Doorga Pooja, Diwali as state holidays. If you're interested in reading the biased opinion's of a perosn, you might like the book, but if you want intelligent interpretation / exposition of facts, you'll be disappointed. ... Read more

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Describes the history, people, folklore, family life, food, schools, and sports of Bangladesh, as well as its immigrants to the United States. ... Read more

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Several of Bangladesh's leading social scientists, as well as American and European scholars, come together in this volume to provide a carefully balanced and comprehensive assessment of the country's first three decades of independence. Combining the fruits of primary research as well as analytic overviews, the contributors provide a unique and up-to-date account of the country's political system, economic performance, and the social ambiguities arising out of Bengalis' multiple identities. ... Read more

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Excellent introduction to Bangladesh
Coming from the United States, I arrived in Bangladesh not knowing what to expect.During my first several weeks there I was confused by much of the way society functioned.I happened upon a copy of Bangladesh: Promise and Performance and virtually devoured it.

While the writing can be a bit dry for some - it's really more a collection of academic papers than anything - it provides an excellent background from which to approach an understanding of Bangladeshi society.

I highly recommend this book as a window into the history and society of a nation that goes, unfortunately, unrecognized too often in our world. ... Read more

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Each book in Oxfam's "Country Profiles" series describes the social, political, historical, environmental and economic context of Oxfam's work in one particular country. The books focus on the real lives of ordinary people and the major development issues that face them, and are illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams. The people of Bangladesh show immense resilience and courage in facing natural disasters, and great determination in their struggle to build a better society. The problems they face do not only result from the difficult climactic conditions: some are a legacy of colonial exploitation, others a consequence of a society structured to benefit a small elite at the expense of the majority. This new edition has been revised and sections have been added on recent political changes, the Flood Control Plan, the expansion of the garment industry, and the rise of religious fundamentalism and ethnic tension. ... Read more

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Introduces that country, once part of the Indian state of Bengal, later part of Pakistan, but independent since 1972. ... Read more

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During the last twenty years, five folk high schools have been established in Bangladesh. They represent the first schools of this kind founded in a Muslim society. The book describes the genesis and aims of these schools. Their daily function and outgoing activity within the local context is extensively reported. The relationship of this initiative to the Danish high-school tradition and to the ideas of the originator, N.F.S Grundtvig (1783-1872), is discussed. The new interpretation of Grundtvig's ideas developed in this Third World milieu is analysed, and some future perspectives are delineated. ... Read more

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One afternoon in 1976 an economics professor, taking a walk in a village in Bangladesh, met a poor woman. The woman was trying to support herself by constructing and selling bamboo stools. She earned two cents a day. When the professor asked her why her profit was so low, she explained that the only person who would lend her money to buy bamboo was the trader who purchased her final product and the price he set barely covered her costs. The professor's instinct was to open his wallet and give her some money. Then he had another thought: Why not give her a loan? That thought became the genesis of a remarkable institution: the Grameen ("Village") Bank. Today, the Grameen Bank is considered the most successful self-sustaining antipoverty program in the world. It has more than two million borrowers - 94 percent of them women - and its approach has been replicated throughout the world, including in hundreds of locations across the United States and Canada. The Price of a Dream traces the history of the Grameen Bank and in candid, vivid prose transports the reader to one of the world's most dramatic settings for a firsthand view of how this institution is helping millions of people change their lives. ... Read more

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Before the Mughal style came to dominate the Islamic architecture of the Indian sub-continent, Bengal and its rulers had developed their own forms. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. This distinctive regional style drew its inspiration from the indigenous vernacular architecture of Bengal, itself heavily influenced by Hindu/Buddhist temple architecture. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important but little studied part of the architectural heritage of the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent. Perween Hasan's work is a most original contribution to its subject. ... Read more

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Dhaka. History of Dhaka, Geography of Bangladesh, Demographicsof Bangladesh, Culture of Bangladesh, Transport in Bangladesh,Education in Bangladesh, Telecommunications in Bangladesh,Sport in Bangladesh ... Read more

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Chapters: Devkot, 2008 in Bangladesh, Al-Shams, Al-Badr, Role of Political Parties During Bengali Language Movement, Sixty Dome Mosque, 2004 Dhaka Grenade Attack, East Pakistan Communist Party, 17 August 2005 Bangladesh Bombings, 2009 in Bangladesh, Sharmin Murder Case, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, 1974 in Bangladesh, 2007 in Bangladesh, 2005 in Bangladesh, 1977 in Bangladesh, Alauddin Ali Shah, 2002 in Bangladesh, 1975 in Bangladesh, 1996 in Bangladesh, Najm Ud Daulah, 2004 in Bangladesh, 1982 in Bangladesh, 1997 in Bangladesh, 2001 in Bangladesh, Parbatya Chattagram Upajatiya Kalyan Samiti, Mitro Bahini, Armed Forces Day, Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah, Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Porishod, 1972 in Bangladesh, 2000 in Bangladesh, 1983 in Bangladesh, 1999 in Bangladesh, 1973 in Bangladesh, 1978 in Bangladesh, 2003 in Bangladesh, 1998 in Bangladesh, 1991 in Bangladesh, 1987 in Bangladesh, 1971 in Bangladesh, 1988 in Bangladesh, 1981 in Bangladesh, 1984 in Bangladesh, Battle of Kushtia, Swadhin Bangal Biplobi Parishad, 1986 in Bangladesh, 1993 in Bangladesh, East Pakistan Muslim Students' League, 1979 in Bangladesh, 1985 in Bangladesh, 1990 in Bangladesh, 1976 in Bangladesh, 1995 in Bangladesh, East Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1989 in Bangladesh, 1992 in Bangladesh, 1980 in Bangladesh, 1994 in Bangladesh. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 134. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Devkot (Bengali: ) (also known as Kotivarsha, Devikota, Devakota or Diw-kot) was an ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya (territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas. The earliest mentions about the Kotivarsha town are found in the Vayu Puran...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14731860 ... Read more