Community and Nation: Essays on Identity and Politics in Eastern India

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Oxford University Press, 2008 - History - 218 pages
This collection of author's best known essays discuss the history of the state of Bihar from 1920s to independence. They deal with different yet related aspects of her work like Partition, Muslims, plight of minorities and Dalits, popular culture as well as their contribution to political processes.

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Colonial Muslim Politics in Bihar
1
The Making of the Congress Muslim
9
The Virile and the Chaste in Community
102
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

The Late Papiya Ghosh was a Professor of History at Patna University.

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