The essays in political criticism Chatterjee, Partha 1947- creator text bibliography ii Delhi New York Oxford University Press 1997 monographic eng

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xiv, 223 p. : maps ; 22 cm. Is it possible to write history alongside historical events? This is the question the author tries to grapple with in these essays, which study patterns of agrarian transformation in West Bengal and Bangladesh, caste and politics in Bengal, CPI(M) party organization, culture, the legacy of Naxalbari, and political strategy for agrarian change. Students of politics, sociology and history, and journalists will find this book essential reading. It will also interest, and even fascinate, the general reader. 1. The Heritage We Dare Not Renounce -- 2. The Fruits of Macaulay's Poison Tree -- 3. The Second Partition of Bengal -- 4. Agrarian Transformation in Bengal: Class Structure and Class Struggle -- 5. Caste and Politics in West Bengal -- 6. The Naxalbari Legacy -- 7. Critique from Within -- 8. The Land and the Nation -- 9. Communists in Power -- 10. Discipline and Development / Partha Chatterjee, Pradip Kumar Bose and Ranabir Samaddar -- 11. The Political Culture of Calcutta -- 12. Our Modernity. Partha Chatterjee. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ii--- West Bengal (India) Politics and government DS485.B493 C485 1997 954.14 CHP 0195639456 96912037 TOC 970327 20160310122820.0 2142466 eng