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OverviewThe book brings together Rehman Sobhan’s personal story situated within the historical events of Bangladesh, from its birth as East Pakistan to its evolution as an independent, democratic state. UNTRANQUIL RECOLLECTIONS: The Years of Fulfilment is a memoir of Rehman Sobhan, a prominent economist and public intellectual who played an active role in the Bangladeshi national movement of the 1960s. It is a narration of events by the author who lived through extraordinary phases in the histories of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and the impact they had on him. His story relates to the life and perspectives of an individual born into a family of relative privilege and educated at elite schools. Later on, his life moved on to a different trajectory from its intended path and he eventually came to be involved in the political struggles that culminated in the emergence of an independent Bangladesh. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rehman SobhanPublisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Imprint: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9789351509868ISBN 10: 9351509869 Pages: 484 Publication Date: December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Families Inherited and Chosen Growing Up in Calcutta Darjeeling: School Days in the Shadows of Kanchenjunga Lahore: Coming of Age among the Chiefs London: Imagined Realities Cambridge: The Transformative Years Dhaka: Life and Times Dhaka: Adventures in the Private Sector Dhaka University: Teaching Economics and Learning to Be a Teacher Dhaka: Personal Encounters of the Close Kind Exposures to Political Activism at Dhaka University From Political Economy to Politician Economist Engagement with the National Struggle Fulfilment: Witness to the Birth of a Nation Fulfilment: From Politician Economist to Political Combatant in the Liberation War Fulfilment: Envoy Extraordinaire Fulfilment: The Liberation of Bangladesh Annexure IndexReviewsA balanced yet rich description of the politics that led up to the genocide... A fine read...capturing in riveting detail the political, social and human drama of the birth of Bangladesh. -- The Hindu, 28 February 2016 Author InformationRehman Sobhan is a noted Bangladeshi economist and freedom fighter who played an active role in the Bangali national movement. He is currently the Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling; Aitchison College, Lahore; and the University of Cambridge. He was one of the several economists whose ideas influenced the 6-point programme of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which became the basis for the struggle for self-rule for Bangladesh. A former Professor of Economics at Dhaka University, he has authored numerous books and articles on various developmental issues. The most recent of these, Challenging the Injustice of Poverty: Agendas for Inclusive Development in South Asia, was published by SAGE in 2010. He served the first Government of Bangladesh as Envoy Extraordinaire with special responsibility for Economic Affairs, during the Liberation War in 1971. He was a member of the first Bangladesh Planning Commission, and in the 1980s headed the premier development research facility, BIDS. In 1990–91, he became a Member of the Advisory Council of the President of Bangladesh in charge of the Ministry of Planning and the Economic Relations Division. In 1993, he founded and became the Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), one of Bangladesh’s most prestigious think tanks. He also headed the South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) from 2000 to 2005, one of the leading think tanks for promoting regional cooperation in South Asia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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