Biplab Dasgupta (1940–2005) was Editor of NANDAN magazine. Until his retirement, he was Professor of Economics at Calcutta University, and founder–director of the Centre for Urban Economic Studies there. He was formerly a Member of Parliament (of the Lok Sabha from 1989 and the Rajya Sabha from 1994). He has worked for various UN organizations, including ILO, UNESCO and UNRISD.
Preface
1. Introduction
PART I: Up to 1204: 2. Evolution of the State
3. Emergence of Cities: Up to 1204
4. Communities, Culture and State Power
PART II: 1204-1757: 5. Political History (1204-1757)
6. State Power and Land System Under the Turko-Afghans
Appendix A
Appendix B
7. Cities: the Period Between 1204 and the Mid-sixteenth Century
8. Communities, Cultures and State Power
PART III: 1620-1757: 9. Political History
10. Bengal in the Middle Ages, as Seen Through Foreign Eyes
11. The Portugese in Bengal
12. Trade in Pre-Colonial Bengal
13. Palashi: the Inside Story of a 'Fixed' Match
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Subject Index
Author Index
