History of South Asia since 1947

Part : A Other than Bangladesh
Course Outline
1. South Asia : Land and People
2. Government and Politics in South Asia since 1947
4. Problems of National Integration in South Asia
5. Migration and Social Transformation
7. Educational Development in South Asian Countries.
8. Economic Development in South Asian Countries
9. Political Parties in South Asian Countries.
10. Inter-State Relations
11. Regional Co-Operation and Organization (SAARC)
12. Security Issues in South Asia.
Part : B History of Bangladesh
Course Outline
1. Partition of Bengal in 1947 : historical background.
2. Language Movement (1948-1952) : background, events and significance
3. Movement for autonomy : emergence of Political Parties, United Front, election of the
Provincial Assembly of East Bengal, United Front ministries.
4. Military rule (1958-1962) : nature and reactions; system of Basic Democracy.
5. Bengali nationalist movement : movement of 1962-64; 14-Point programme of National
Awami Party; 6-point programme of the Awami League and its historical significance;
Agartala case; mass upsurge of 1969.
6. Military rule (1969-1971): Legal Framework Order, general election of 1970, non-co
operation movement of 1971.
7. Discrimination between East and West Pakistan.
8. Liberation War of Bangladesh, Genocide of Pakistani Army: Mujibnagar Government and
its activities; Contribution of the Mukti Bahini, role of India and super powers.
9. Constitutional development Bangladesh : constitution of 1972 and its amendments.
10. Governments of Bangladesh (1972-2001)
Suggested Readings:
Rangalal Sen, Political Elites of Bangladesh.
Rounaq Jahan, Pakistan Failure in National Integration.
K. B. Sayeed, Political System of Pakistan.
Shyamal Ghosh, The Awami League.
M. B. Nair, Politics of Bangladesh
Golam Hosain, General Ziaur Rahman and The BNP: Political Transformation of a Military Regime.
A M A Muhith, Emergence of a Nation
Syed Saad Andaleeb (ed.), Political Culture in Bangladesh
Shamsul I. Khan et. al, Political Culture, Political Parties and the Democratic Transition in Bangladesh
Rounaq Jahan (ed.), Bongladesh : Promise and Performance
Athukorala, Prema-Chandra, Trade Policy Issues in Asian Development
Atliukorale, Prema Chandra (ed.), The Economic Development of South Asia, Banler, Baxter, Craig et al, Govenment and
Politics in South Asia
Bipan Chandra, Ideology and Politics in Modern India
Bose, Sugata and Jalal, Ayesha, Modern South Asia-History, Culture, Politics Economy
Bracken, Paul, Fire in the East : The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age
Brudnock, Robert W. Agricultural Change in South Asia
Chapman, Graham, The Geopolitics of South Asia : Form Early Empires to the Nuclear Age
Farmer, H., An Introduction to South Asia
Hasan, Mushirul, Legacy of a Devided Nation : India’s Muslims Since
Independance Between Modernity and Nationalism
Farmer B. H., Cylon. A Divided Nation
George, Sudhir Jacob (ed.), Intra and Inter-state Conflicts in South Asia
Hasan, Mushirul and Nakazato, Naraiki (eds.), The Unfinished Agenda : Nation Building in South Asia
Jalal, Ayesha, Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia : A Comparative and Historical Perspective
Mitra, Subrata K., Political Parties in South Asia
Osella, Filippo and Gardner, Katy (eds.), Migration, Modernity and Social Transformation in South Asia
Sahadevan, P (ed.), Conflict and Peacemaking in South Asia
Schofield, Victoria, Kashmir in Conflict : India, Pakistan and the Unending War
Shastri, Amita, and Wilson, A, Jeyaratnam, Post-Colonial State of South Asia : Political and Constitutional Problems
Stern, Robert W, Democracy and Dictatorship in South Asia : Dominant Classes and Political Outcomes in India, Pakistan
and Bangladesh
Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (ed), Land, Politics and Trade in South Asia
Thakur, Ramesh, and Wiggen, Oddny (eds), South Asia in the World : Problem Solving Perspectives on Security Sustainable
Development and Good Government
Tinker, Hugh, South Asia : A Short History
Debendra Kumar Das (ed), SAARC : Regional Co-operation and Development
Khaled B. Sayeed, The Political System of Pakistan
Paramanand, Political Development in South Asia
Monzoor Ahmed, Contemporary Pakistan : Politics, Economy and Society
Ram Rahul, Modern Bhutan