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The cruel birth of Bangladesh : memoirs of an American diplomat / Archer K. Blood.

By: Blood, Archer KMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Dhaka : University Press, 2002. Description: xvi, 373 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 9840516507; 9789840516506Subject(s): Bangladesh -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 320.5492 LOC classification: DS395 | .B58 2002Online resources: WorldCat details
Contents:
TOC Preface / Abul Maal A. Muhith -- Foreword -- First encounter -- Return to East Pakistan -- Dramatis personae -- Lull before the storm -- Nature's fury -- Blot on the escutcheon -- The cyclone and the elections -- An election all too conclusive -- Post-election maneuvers -- The die is cast -- A step back from the brink -- Countdown to disaster -- Man's fury -- Selective genocide -- Evacuees, "thin-outs" or miscreants -- Dangerous dissent -- A problem of communication -- Nadir -- Resistance and escalation -- Military disaster trumps natural disaster -- Birth of a nation -- Return to Washington -- Epilogue -- Return to Bangladesh.
Summary: An account of political events prior to the creation of Bangladesh; covers the 1970-1971 period.
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Online version:
Blood, Archer K.
Cruel birth of Bangladesh.
Dhaka : University Press, 2002
(OCoLC)603894718
Online version:
Blood, Archer K.
Cruel birth of Bangladesh.
Dhaka : University Press, 2002
(OCoLC)607815523

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-363) and index.

TOC Preface / Abul Maal A. Muhith --
Foreword --
First encounter --
Return to East Pakistan --
Dramatis personae --
Lull before the storm --
Nature's fury --
Blot on the escutcheon --
The cyclone and the elections --
An election all too conclusive --
Post-election maneuvers --
The die is cast --
A step back from the brink --
Countdown to disaster --
Man's fury --
Selective genocide --
Evacuees, "thin-outs" or miscreants --
Dangerous dissent --
A problem of communication --
Nadir --
Resistance and escalation --
Military disaster trumps natural disaster --
Birth of a nation --
Return to Washington --
Epilogue --
Return to Bangladesh.

An account of political events prior to the creation of Bangladesh; covers the 1970-1971 period.

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