POSC 364: The Politics of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Fall 2013 Monday and Wednesday Persson 133

Professor Navine Murshid Persson 139 OH: Wednesday 1.002.30p ! "hursday 11.301.00p ! #y appoin$ en$. %31&' 22( ))2) n urshid*+ol,a$e.edu Modern -ou$h .sia is $he produ+$ of $he par$i$ion of /ri$ish 0ndia in$o 0ndia and Pa1is$an in 1923. "he se+ession of /an,ladesh +han,ed $he ap of -ou$h .sia a,ain in 1931. "he his$ory of -ou$h .sia is4 $hus4 one of division and rivalry. "his +ourse fo+uses on $he #road develop en$s sin+e +olonial $i es: na$ionalis 4 $he rise of fall of de o+ra$i+ pro+esses4 e$hni+ s$rife4 +o unal divisions4 se+ession in+en$ives4 and po5er i #alan+es. "here are four re6uired $e7$s for $he +ourse: 1. 8a5ren+e 9a es4 :a;: The Making and Unmaking of British India 2. Par$ha <ha$$er;ee4 Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World 3. =as in >han4 The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan 2. :i+hard -isson and 8eo :ose4 War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh ecommended, !ut not re"uired: &. -$ephen <ohen4 The Idea of Pakistan ). -$ephen <ohen4 India: #merging Po$er 3. <rai, /a7$er4 Bangladesh: %rom a Nation to a State (. .yesha 9alal4 The Partisans of &llah We 5ill #e $a1in, a $rip $o Ne5 =or1 <i$y in $he se+ond half of $he se es$er $o in$era+$ 5i$h $he -ou$h .sian +o uni$y in 9a+1son Hei,h$s4 ?ueens. 0 5ill ,ive you fur$her de$ails on+e $he plans are ore +on+re$e. Course Require ents:

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