The strength of the study is the quantity of evidence that Shah has brought forward to illustrate both the position of Bengali Muslims in education, jobs and local government and the changes which took place in this position during the period. Indeed, the scaffolding which holds up this aspect of this argument is in places overwhelming. A substantial amount of work has been done in the study in which others will want to quarry. In bringing forward this evidence ...
In Search of and Identity: Bengali Muslim 1880-1940
