Elite composition and power structure of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1940-1985

This dissertation deals with the processes that have shaped and molded the power structure of Chittagong, the principal port city and commercial center of Bangladesh. My approach is to identify the elites and analyze their nature, composition, characteristics and value orientations in order to determine their role in the development of Chittagong. Tracing her evolution from a tiny transit post in the ninth century to an enterprising commercial center in the twentieth century, my focus is on political and social intricacies and complexities that have become routine characteristics of Chittagonian's experience.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Huda, Shamsul

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kling, Blair B.

• History, Asia, Australia and Oceania
• Sociology, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Huda, Shamsul

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924845
(UMI)AAI8924845

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20814