| ID | 080312 |
| Title Proper | Communalism and nationalism in Bangladesh |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rahim, Aminur |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The scholars of the South Asian politics have tended to take a one-dimensional view in national formations in Bangladesh, that is, identity formation is seen as either instrumental or primordial. Relying on the conceptual framework of social formation, this article argues that `Bengali' and `Muslim' are complementary. Group solidarity itself is seen as a social process that links to the everyday world that provides the space for the identity formation. It transcends the narrow utilitarian principle to strive for securing and organizing power itself |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 42, No.6: Dec 2007: p551-572 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 42, No.6: Dec 2007: p551-572 |
| Key Words | Civil Society ; Colonial State ; Communalism ; Nationalism ; Social Formation ; Two-Nation Theory ; Bangladesh |