Book contents
- A History of Bangladesh
- A History of Bangladesh
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Maps and Figures
- Preface to Second Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Timeline
- Introduction
- Part I The Long View
- Part II Colonial Encounters
- Part III Becoming East Pakistan
- Part IV War and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Part V Independent Bangladesh
- Chapter 20 Shaping a Political System
- Chapter 21 The Triumph of Identity Politics
- Chapter 22 Transnational Linkages
- Chapter 23 Boom or Bust?
- Chapter 24 Gender Movements
- Chapter 25 A National Culture?
- Conclusion
- Bangladesh District Maps
- Key Political Figures since 1947
- Glossary of Bengali Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 25 - A National Culture?
from Part V - Independent Bangladesh
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2021
- A History of Bangladesh
- A History of Bangladesh
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Maps and Figures
- Preface to Second Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Timeline
- Introduction
- Part I The Long View
- Part II Colonial Encounters
- Part III Becoming East Pakistan
- Part IV War and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Part V Independent Bangladesh
- Chapter 20 Shaping a Political System
- Chapter 21 The Triumph of Identity Politics
- Chapter 22 Transnational Linkages
- Chapter 23 Boom or Bust?
- Chapter 24 Gender Movements
- Chapter 25 A National Culture?
- Conclusion
- Bangladesh District Maps
- Key Political Figures since 1947
- Glossary of Bengali Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
After independence, Bangladesh underwent spectacular cultural innovation. Young statehood demanded the creation of a national culture, new transnational linkages brought novel ideas, and growing wealth among some groups found expression in new lifestyles. The delta’s culture was pulled in different directions, and clashing trends had to accommodate each other. It has been a half-century of renewed idealism and passionate soul-searching. Local political culture became more violent, and a new concern with Islamic propriety produced an intense dialogue with the liberalism on which the state had been grounded. A distinct youth culture emerged, and food and sports became important aspects of national culture.
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- A History of Bangladesh , pp. 312 - 332Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020