Partition and the ruptures in Dalit identity politics in Bengal

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-467

  Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bengal; Caste; Displacement; Hindu Muslim conflict; India; Partition; Political identity; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950781952     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357820903363736     Document Type: Article

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