Material Conditions of the Subalterns Nineteenth Century East Bengal
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1st ed.
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ISBN
9847029500037
Length
292p.,
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This book a compilation of some published (Semi) official reports and documents. It is aimed at re-constructing and re-examining of the subaltern classes of East Bengal in the late nineteenth century. The term 'subaltern' has been used in this book for the lowest strata of rural gentry. Information on the subalterns of the nineteenth century is particularly scarce and its quality is often very poor. It is due to the paucity of materials that prevented the ...