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
- Chapter 1 A Land of Water and Silt
- Chapter 2 Jungle, Fields, Cities and States
- Chapter 3 A Region of Multiple Frontiers
- Chapter 4 The Delta as a Crossroads
- Part II Colonial Encounters
- Part III Becoming East Pakistan
- Part IV War and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Part V Independent Bangladesh
- Conclusion
- Bangladesh District Maps
- Key Political Figures since 1947
- Glossary of Bengali Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 2 - Jungle, Fields, Cities and States
from Part I - The Long View
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2021
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
- Chapter 1 A Land of Water and Silt
- Chapter 2 Jungle, Fields, Cities and States
- Chapter 3 A Region of Multiple Frontiers
- Chapter 4 The Delta as a Crossroads
- Part II Colonial Encounters
- Part III Becoming East Pakistan
- Part IV War and the Birth of Bangladesh
- Part V Independent Bangladesh
- Conclusion
- Bangladesh District Maps
- Key Political Figures since 1947
- Glossary of Bengali Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Once covered by the enormous and highly biodiverse Bengalian rainforest, the region was attractive to early humans, who gradually developed settled rice cultivation. Archaeological finds show complex and multilingual prehistoric societies that established urban cultures. Today the ruined remains of fortified cities and large religious structures testify to Bangladesh’s early human history.
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- A History of Bangladesh , pp. 11 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020