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010 _a 2006004325
020 _a9780807830215 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a0807830216 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aDS394.5
_b.U33 2006
082 _a954.92
_bSUC
100 1 _aUddin, Sufia M.
245 1 0 _aConstructing Bangladesh :
_breligion, ethnicity, and language in an Islamic nation /
_cSufia M. Uddin.
260 _aChapel Hill :
_bUniversity of North Carolina Press,
_c2006.
300 _a224 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aIslamic civilization and Muslim networks
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[208]-216) and index.
505 0 _a1. Islamic themes in premodern Bengali literature and life -- 2. Nineteenth-century religious reform movements -- 3. Breaking new ground and transgressing boundaries -- 4. Bengali or Bangladeshi? : the conflict between religious and ethnic nationalisms -- 5. The contested place of nation in Umma and globalizing efforts -- Epilogue : competing visions of community.
520 1 _a"Highlighting the dynamic, pluralistic nature of Islamic civilization, Sufia Uddin examines the complex history of Islamic state formation in Bangladesh, formerly the eastern part of the Indian province of Bengal. Uddin focuses on significant moments in the region's history from medieval to modern times, examining the interplay of language, popular and scholarly religious literature, and the colonial experience as they contributed to the creation of a unique Bengali-Islamic identity."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 _aIslam and state
_zBangladesh
_xHistory.
650 0 _aGroup identity
_zBangladesh
_xHistory.
650 0 _aBengali language
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aNationalism
_zBangladesh
_xHistory.
651 0 _aBangladesh
_xHistory.
651 0 _aBangladesh
_xCivilization.
830 0 _aIslamic civilization & Muslim networks.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006004325.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0632/2006004325-d.html
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_cBK
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