Bengal: Rethinking History, Essays in Historiography

by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay (Editor)

This book contains 10 revisionist essays on the British, tribals, the working class, the Bengal renaissance, literature, caste, Bengali politics and other topics. This book does not propagate any particular view of history, as the essays represent a melange of opinions, sometimes at variance with each other. It looks critically at the existing historical discourses with a view to stoke new debates.

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay is Senior Lecturer and Head of the History Programme, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests include the social and political history of modern India, with special reference to Bengal.