Introduction: course description, learning methods and outcomes, assessment procedure, etc.
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Introduction
Course Rationale: Bangladesh was born as an independent country through a series of conflicts,
struggles, and popular movements among various forces in the geographical region that once
constituted British India. This course examines the sequence of events, conflicts, and struggles that
ultimately led to the creation of a new nation. We do so by asking key questions: who, what, when,
where, and why? Who were the individuals and groups in conflict, and why? What led to the war?
Who participated in the fighting, and who provided leadership or support to each side?
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From Prehistory to Ancient Period
Subtopic: Ganga Redai, Janapadas, Aryanization, Maurya, Gupta, Sasanka, Palas, and Sena
Readings: Abdul Momin Chowdhury (2022). “Political History,” in A. F. Salahuddin
Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed
Mohammed Shahed (eds.) Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory
Reader, Dhaka: The University Press Limited, pp. 105-119.
Nitish Sengupta (2011). Land of Two Rivers. Gurgaon: Penguin, pp. 3-60
Medieval Bengal
Subtopic: ‘Turkish Invasion,’ Bengal Sultanate, and Pathan-Mughal Conflict.
Readings: Nitish Sengupta (2011). Land of Two Rivers. Gurgaon: Penguin, pp. 63-81.
K. M Mohsin (2022). “Sultanate: Society and Culture,” in A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin
Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed Mohammed Shahed (eds.)
Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory Reader, Dhaka: The University Press Limited,
pp. 157-162.
The Rise of Islam, the Mughal Rule, and the arrival of Europeans
Readings: Nitish Sengupta (2011). Land of Two Rivers. Gurgaon: Penguin, pp. 123-195.
Abdul Momin Chowdhury (2022). “Islamization of Bengal,” in A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed,
Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed
Mohammed Shahed (eds.) Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory
Reader, Dhaka: The University Press Limited, pp. 183-197.
Abdul Karim (2022). “The Mughal Rule: Politics, Society and Culture,” in A. F. Salahuddin
Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed
Mohammed Shahed (eds.) Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory Reader, Dhaka:
The University Press Limited, pp. 163-182.
British Colonialism
Subtopic: Permanent Settlement, Communalism, the rise of the Muslim
Question.
Readings: Willem Van Schendel (2009). A History of Bangladesh. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, pp. 49-87.
Nitish Sengupta (2011). Land of Two Rivers. Gurgaon: Penguin, pp. 199-494.
Zaheda Ahmad (2022). “Politics and Society,” in A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin
Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed Mohammed Shahed (eds.)
Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory Reader, Dhaka: The University Press Limited,
pp. 199-221.
A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed (2022). “Religious and Social Reform Movement,” in A. F. Salahuddin
Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Syed
Mohammed Shahed (eds.) Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory Reader, Dhaka:
The University Press Limited, pp. 223-242.
A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed (2022). “Evolution of Political Ideas and Movements,” in A. F.
Salahuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, A. Majeed Khan, Abdul Momin Chowdhury and
Syed Mohammed Shahed (eds.) Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage: An Introductory Reader,
Dhaka: The University Press Limited, pp. 243-270.
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