Table of Contents

Preface -- A Delta and Its People -- Hindus and Buddhists -- Bengal Under Muslim Rule -- Bengal Under the Company -- Bengal Under the Raj -- Toward Independence and Partition -- A Province of Pakistan -- Democracy, Authoritarianism, Limited Democracy, 1972—1982 -- Military Rule and Democracy Restored, 1982—1996 -- Economic and Social Development -- Bangladesh in the World System -- Democracy or Authoritarianism? Development or Stagnation?

About the Author

Craig Baxter is professor emeritus of politics and history at Juanita College.