Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The arrival of freedom: Celebrations, anxieties and realities -- chapter 2 The discontents of freedom -- chapter 3 Congress Raj in a 'problem province' -- chapter 4 The communists: From insurgency to electoral politics -- chapter 5 The fractured Opposition -- chapter 6 The 'great adventure': The election of 1952
Summary
This book explores the meanings and complexities of India's experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years - from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 - in the politics of West Bengal
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index
