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Department of History University of Rajshahi Rajshahi-6205

Syllabus for B.A. (Honours) Session : 2015-2016

Examinations B.A. Honours Part-I, 2016 B.A. Honours Part-II, 2017 B.A. Honours Part-III, 2018 B.A. Honours Part-IV, 2019

Published by Chairman Department of History University of Rajshahi Rajshahi-6025 2

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B. A (Hons.) Part I Examination : 2016 Course No. 308 : Ethnic Minorities of Bangladesh Marks : 650 Course No. 309 : Archaeological Heritage of upto 1757 Course No. 310 : History of South Asia (Excluding Bangladesh) Course No. 101 : History of Bengal upto 1200 since 1947 Course No. 102 : History of Bangla Literature Course No. 311 : Women Studies and Women of Bangladesh Course No. 103 : History of South Asia upto 1526 Course No. 312 : Muslim Civilization Course No. 104 : History of West Asia, 570-1258

Course No. 105 : Ancient Civilization B. A (Hons.) Part 4 Examination : 2019 Course No. 106 : Introduction to Geo-Politics Marks : 850 Course No. 107 : Political Science Course No. 108 : History of , 1772-1971 Course No. 401 : Constitutional History of South Asia since 1773

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Course No. 301 : History of Bengal, 1757-1947 Course No. 302 : History of the United States of America 1776-1865 Course No. 303 : History of Europe, 1453-1789 Course No. 304 : History of the Soviet Union, Since 1917 Course No. 305 : History of Science and Technology Course No. 306 : Historiography Course No. 307 : Cultural History of Bangladesh 5

Course No. 101 Gm. Gg. iwdKzj Bmjvg, cÖvPxb evsjvi mvgvwRK BwZnvm, †mb hyM History of Bengal upto 1200 i‡gk P›`ª gRyg`vi, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm, cÖvPxb hyM

Course Outline Course No. 102 1. Sources of history of ancient Bengal. History of Bangla Literature 2. Geographical features of ancient Bengal 3. Janapadas Course Outline 4. Origins of the Bengalis 1. Problems of writing history of Bangla literature. 5. Bengal under the Mauryas 2. Periodisation. 6. Gupta era 7. Rise of Vanga 3. Dark age of Bangla literature. 8. Sasanka 4. Ancient period : Charyapadas. 9. The Palas 5. Medieval period : characteristics and trends of medieval Bangla 10. The Kambojas literature. 11. The Candras a) Muslim rulers and their patronage of Bangla literature. 12. The Varmans b) Mangal kavya. 13. The Senas c) Krishna kirtan kavya. 14. Administrative system of ancient Bengal d) Biographical literature. 15. Social condition e) Translation. 16. Economic condition f) Bengali literature in Arakan. 17. Language, literature, religion, art and architecture of ancient Bengal. g) Marsia literature.

h) Folk literature. Books Recommended : i) Punthi literature. D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Culture. R. C. Majumdar, History of Bengal, Vol. 1 6. Modern Period R. C. Majumdar, History of Ancient Bengal, a) Characteristics of modern Bangla literature. A. M. Chowdhury, Dynastic History of Bengal. b) William Carey and Fort William College. B. C. Sen, Some Historical Aspects of the Inscriptions of Bengal. c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Iswarchandra Vidyasagar, Akshoy N. G. Majumdar (ed.), Inscriptions of Bengal, Vol. 111 Kumar Dutt, Pearichand Mitra, Kali Prasanna Shinha. A. K. Maitrya, Gaudalekhamala d) Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Shahanara Husain, Everyday Life in the Pala Empire , History of Ancint Bengal: Selected Essays on State, Society and Culture. Nabin Chandra Sen, Mir Musharraf Hussain, Kaikobad. Avi wW e¨vbvRx©, evsjvi BwZnvm, 1g LÊ e) Rabindranath Tagore, Pramatha Chaudhuri, Sharat bxnviiÄb ivq, evOvjxi BwZnvm (Avw`ce©) Chandra Chatterji, Begum Rokeya, Qazi Nazrul Islam.

Avãyj gwgb †PŠayix, cÖvPxb evsjvi BwZnvm I ms®‹…wZ Books Recommended : Avãyi iwng I Ab¨vb¨, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm Sunity Kumar Chatterjee, Origin and Development of the and kvnvbviv †nv‡mb, cÖvPxb evsjvi BwZnvm Literature. Avwbmy¾vgvb (m¤úv.), evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm, 1g LÊ `x‡bk P›`ª †mb, e½fvlv I mvwnZ¨ 6 myKzgvi †mb, evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm 18. Foundation of the Sultanate of Delhi : Qutbuddin Aibak, †¶Î¸ß, evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm Shamsuddin Iltutmish, successors of Iltutmish, Ghiyasuddin gvneyeyj Avjg, evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm Balban, Balban’s successors, end of early Tuskish rule. 19. The Khalji imperialism : Khalji revolution, Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, decline and fall of the Khalji empire Course No. 103 20. The Tughluq Dynasty : Ghiyasuddin Tughluq, Muhammad bin History of South Asia upto 1526 Tughluq, Friuz Shah Tughluq, Taimur’s Invasion and its aftermath. 21. The Sayyids and the Lodis Course Outline 22. Disintegration of the Sultanate of Delhi and its causes 1. Geographical background 23. Regional kingdoms of North India 2. Sources of history 24. South India : Khandesh, Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdom 25. Administration, society and culture during the period of the Sultanate 3. Prehistory and Protohistory 4. The Harappan Civilization Books Recommended : 5. The Aryans and the Vedic Civilization D. N. Jha, Ancient India : An Historical Outline 6. The Religious movements of the sixth century BC: Jainism and R. S. Sharma, India’s Ancient Past Buddhism H. C. Raychaudhari, Political History of Ancient India 7. Territorial states and the Rise of Magadha R. C. Majumdar (ed), History and Culture of the Indian People Vols I- VI 8. The Persian and Macedonian invasions R. C. Majumdar, Ancient India 9. The Maurya empire : Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, Asoka, W. Theodore de Bary (ed), Sources of Indian Tradition Vol. I later Mauryas, downfall of the Maurya empire, government, Romila Thapar, Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas society and culture B. N. Mukherjee, The Rise and Fall of the Kushana Empire 10. Post-Maurya period : Sungas and Kanvas S. K. Maity, The Imperial Guptas and their Times 11. The invasions of the Indo-Greeks, Sakas and Parthians Devahuti, Harsha A Political Study 12. The rise and fall of the Kushana power Satish Chandra, Medieval India Part One 13. The Gupta empire : origin and early home of the Guptas, Chandra Ishwari Prasad, History of Medieval India Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta II, Kumar Gupta, Skanda A. B. Pandey, Early Medieval India A. L, Srivastava, The Sultanate of Delhi Gupta, successors of Skanda Gupta, causes of the downfall of the A. B. M. Habibullah, The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India Gupta empire, administration, society and culture. M. Habib and K. A. Nizami (ed), A Comprehensive History of India. Vol. V : The 14. The age of Harshavardhana Delhi Sultanate 15. Period of Rajput ascendancy K. S. Lal, History of the Khaljis 16. South India : Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Aga Mahdi Husain, The Tughluq Dynasty Pallavas and Cholas. I. H. Qureshi, Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi 17. Muslim invasions : The Arab conquest of Sind, campaigns of U. N. Day, The Government of the Sultanate Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, conquests of Muhammad Ghuri and iYexi PµeZ©x, fviZ-BwZnv‡mi Avw`ce© (cÖ_g LÛ) the establishment of Turkish rule in India. mybxj P‡Uªvcva¨vq, cÖvPxb fvi‡Zi BwZnvm 2 LÊ †Mvcvj P›`ª wmb&nv, fviZe‡l©i BwZnvm (cÖvPxb hyM) 7

Ave`yj Kwig, fviZxq Dcgnv‡`‡k gymwjg kvmb Books Recommended : Awbi“× ivq, ga¨hy‡Mi fvi‡Zi BwZnvm : myjZvbx Avgj Philip K. Hitti, History of the Arabs. †Zmwjg †PŠayix, ga¨hy‡Mi fviZ (myjZvwb Avgj) Carl Brockelmann, History of the Islamic People. AwmZ Kzgvi †mb, ZzK©x I AvdMvb hy‡M fviZ Wilson B. Bishai, Islamic History of the Middle East. D. M. Dunlop, Arab Civilization to A. D. 1500. M. A. Shaban, Islamic History A.D. 600-750. A New Interpretation. G. E. Von Grunebaum, Classical Islam 600-1258. Course No. 104 Bernard Lewis, The Arabs in History. History of West Asia, 570-1258 Bernard Lewis (ed.), Islam from the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople. Course Outline S. M. Imamuddin, A Political History of the Muslim. (2 Vols.) 1. Arabia : land and people Hugh Kennedy, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islam in Near 2. Pre-Islamic Arabia East from the 6th to the 11th Century. 3. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm): life at Mecca, and Medina, reforms. W. Montgomery Watt, Muhammad at Mecca. 4. Period of the pious caliphs ⎯⎯, Muhammad the Prophet and Statesman. a) Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) ⎯⎯, The Majesty that was Islam. b) Hazrat Omar (R) ⎯⎯, Muhammad at Madina. c) Hazrat Osman (R) Syed Ameer Ali, A Short History of the Saracenes d) Hazrat Ali (R) gyn¤§` †iRv-B-Kwig, Avie RvwZi BwZnvm| e) Administrative system gwdRyj−vn Kexi, Bmjvg I wLjvdZ| 5. Umayyad dynasty : gymv Avbmvix, ga¨hy‡Mi gymwjg mf¨Zv I ms¯‹…wZ (750-1258)| a) Muawiyah W. †gvnv¤§` †Mvjvg imyj, Bmjv‡gi BwZnvm b) Yezid I and Muawiyah II c) Merwan I and Abdul Malik d) Walid I Course No. 105 e) Omar Ibn Abdul Aziz Ancient Civilization f) Later Umayyad caliphs g) Downfall of the Umayyad dynasty. Course Outline h) Administrative system, society and culture under the Umayyads. 1. Civilization: definition, features, origin and background. 6. Abbaside Dynasty 2. Ancient Egypt: a) Abul Abbas and Al Mansur a) Old and Middle Kingdom and Empire; b) Al Mahadi, Al Hadi and Harun-Ur-Rashid b) Life in Ancient Egypt; c) Al Amin and Al Mamun c) Literature, Science and Learning; d) Rise and fall of the Barmakids d) Religion in Ancient Egypt; e) Buayyid and Seljuk dynasties. e) Art & Architecture;

f) Administrative system, society, economy, art, literature and 3. Mesopotamian civilizations: science under the Abbasides a) Sumerian; b) Babylonian; 8

c) Assyrian and W. Walter Wallbank, Civilization : Past and Present. d) Caldian. W. G. Gd. Gg. kvgmyi ingvb, cÖvPxb c„w_ex: BD‡ivc Ges Av‡gwiKv gnv‡`‡ki mf¨Zv 4. Other civilizations of West Asia: ⎯⎯, cÖvPxb c„w_ex : c~e© I cwðg Gwkqv I Avwd«Kv gnv‡`‡ki mf¨Zv a) Phoenician; Avey †gv: †`jIqvi †nv‡mb Ges Avãyj KzÏym wmK`vi, mf¨Zvi BwZnvm b) Lydian; G. †K. Gg. kvnbvIqvR, mf¨Zvi BwZnvm c) Hittite; Avãyj nvwjg I b~i“bœvnvi †eMg, gvby‡li BwZnvm d) Armenian; W. Gg. Iqv‡R` Avjx, gvbe mf¨Zvi BwZe„Ë (cÖvPxb I ga¨hyM) c) Hebrew; f) Palestinian; Course No. 106 g) Persian. Introduction to Geo-Politics

5. Ancient Chinese Civilisation : a) Geography & Racial History; Course Outline b) China 300 BC-249 BC; 1. Introduction to geography : Diurnal motion, Annual motion, length c) Art and Literature; of days and nights, latitude, longitude, International date-line.

d) Early Chinese Philosophy. 2. Seas and oceans : Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean, Artic ocean, Mediterranean sea, Caribbean sea, Red sea, Black 6. Greek Civilization : sea, Baltic sea, Arabian sea. a) Lard and Geography; 3. Mountains: Himalayas, Alps, Rocky, Cameroon, Kilimanjaro, b) Greek City-State; Andes, Caucasus, Carpathian, Karakoram. c) Growth of Demoeracy in Atheny; 4. Deserts: Sahara, Gobi, Kalahari, Patagonia, Great Victoria, d) City State Sparta and ils Social Life; Syrian desert, Great Basin. e) Greek Philosophy. 5. Rivers : Ganges, Hwang-Ho, Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, 7. Roman Civilization: Mississippi, Congo, Rhine, Danube, Mare Darling, Amur, Indus, a) Early Rome; Thames, Brahmaputra, Missouri. b) From City-State to world conquerar; 6. Straits : Palk, Baring, Gibraltert, Malakka, Dover, Mesina, c) Republic to Empire; Florida, Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits d) Life and Religion in Ancient Rome; 7. Passes: St. Barnard, St. Gathard, Simplon, Bolan, Shipka, Khyber Books Recommended : 8. Canals: Suez, Panama and Kiel canals. 9. Division of the surface of the earth : east and west hemisphere, Charles Alexander Robinson, Ancient History. Edward Mcnail burns, Western Civilization : Their History and Their Culture. north and south hemisphere, Balkan region, Scandinavian region, Hermann Kees, Ancient Egypt, A Cultural Topography. Siberian region, Asia and Pacific ocean region. J. R. Breasted, Ancient Time, A History of the Early World. 10. International border line: Radcliffe, Durand, Hinderburg, th th Jacquetta Hawkes, The World of the Past. Maginot, McMohan, Gudernis, Seigfried line, 17 parallel, 24 James Edgar Swain, A History of World Civilization parallel, 38th parallel, 49th parallel. John P. Mckay, A History of World Societies. 9

11. Geo-politically important regions : Antartica, Baltic region, 7. WelfareState: Definition, Origin and Development, Central Europe, East Europe, West Europe, Latin America, Near Characteristics. Is Bangladesh a welfare State? East, Middle East, West Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Central 8. Law: Definition, Nature, Kinds and source of Law, Law and Asia, North Africa, South Africa, Oceania, Eurasia. morality. 12. Socio-economic division and world politics: developed world, underdeveloped and developing world, European Union, 9. Liberty: Meaning, Civil and Political liberty, Safeguards of SAARC, ASEAN, African Unity Organization, Arab League, Liberty, Relation between Liberty and Equality. OIC, Commonwealth. 10. Equality: Meaning, Extent of Equality in modern States, Liberty 13. Important International Conferences : earth conference, world and Equality. environment conference, Beijing women’s conference. 11. Nation and Nationality: Definition, Elements of Nation,

Nationality and Nationalism. Books Recommended : Bergman, E. Modern Political Geography. 12. Constitution: Definition, Classification, Characteristics of a good Carlson, I Geography and World Politics. Constitution, Methods of Amendment, Supremacy of Dwivedi, R. L. Fundamentals of Political Geography.. Constitution. Fairgrieve, J. Geography and World Power. Muir, R. Modern Political Geography 13. Classification of Government: Classification of Aristotle, Pearcy, G. E. World Political Geography Classification of Leacock, Modern Classification. Short, J. R. An Introduction to Political Gegraphy. 14. Forms of Government: Democracy, Dictatorship, Unitary and Taylor, P. J. Political Geography, World Economy, Nation State and Locality. Federal Government, Parliamentary and Presidential

Government, Best form of Government. Course No. 107 Political Science 15. Theory of Separation of Powers: What is Separation of Power? Origin of the Theory of Separation of Powers, Criticism of the Course Outline Theory, Application to Modern Government. 1. Political Science: Definition, nature and scope of Political 16. Organs of Government: Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Science. Is Political Science a Science? Methods of Political 17. Electorate. Science. 18. Political Parties. 2. Relation between Political Science and other disciplines. 19. Public Opinion. 3. Some basic concepts: State, Society, Association and Family. 4. Theories of the origin of the State: Theory of Divine, Theory of Books Recommended: Force, Theory of Social Contract and Evolutionary Theory. A.F.R Organski, World Politics. 5. Sovereignty: Definition, Characteristics, Kinds of Sovereignty, Hans J. Morgenthau, Politics among Nations, The Struggle for Austin’s Theory of Sovereignty, The pluralist theory of Power and Peace. Sovereignty. Joseph La Palombare and Myron Weiner (ed.), Politics, Parties and 6. Ends and fiction of a modern state. Political Development. 10

Sigmund Neumann, Modern Political Parties, Approaches to Books Recommended : Comparative Politics. Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. XXI (Rajshahi) Sydney D. Bailey, British Parliamentary Democracy. L. S. S. O, Malley, Bengal District Gazetteers, Rajshahi Dr. Ashraf Siddiqui, Bangaldesh District Gazetteers, Rajshahi Robert J. Huckshorn, Political Parties of America. W. W. Hunter, A Statistical Account of Bengal, Vol. VIII, Rajshahi Joel Smita and LLoyd D. Musolf (ed), Legislatures in W. H. Nelson, Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in the District of Development Dynamics of Change in New and Old States. Rajshahit 1912-22 W. GgvR DÏxb Avng`, ivóª weÁv‡bi K_v. A B. M. Mahmood, TheRevenue Administration of Northern Bengal W. †gv. Avãyj f~uBqv, AvaywbK ivóªweÁvb. S. A. Akanda (ed.), The District of Rajshahi : Its Past and Present Mukhlesur Rahman, Sclupture in the Varendra Research Museum A Descriptive nv‡dR nvwdRyi ingvb, ivóªweÁvb cwiwPwZ. Catalogue ‰mq` gKmy` Avjx, ivóªweÁvb. b~i“j Bmjvg Lvb, evsjv‡`k †Rjv †M‡RwUqvi : e„nËi ivRkvnx †gv. gKmy`yi ingvb, ivóªxq msMV‡bi iƒc‡iLv. Ge‡b †Mvjvg mvgv`, ivRkvnxi BwZe„Ë W. †gv. †gvKmy`yi ingvb, ivóªweÁvb ZË¡ I bxwZgvjv. KvRx †gvnv¤§` wg‡Qi, ivRkvnxi BwZnvm, 2 LÊ ‡gv. gvneyei ingvb, ivRkvnx gnvbMix : AZxZ I eZ©gvb W. mvBdzwÏb †PŠayix (m¤úv.), ivRkvnx cÖwZfv Course No. 108 Kvjxbv_ †PŠayix, ivRkvnxi msw¶ß BwZnvm History of Rajshai District, 1772-1971 †Rjv cÖkvmb (m¤úv.), Kvjvš—‡i bIMuv Lvb †gvnv¤§` AvdRvj, bIMuv gnKzgvi BwZnvm

mgicvj, bv‡Uv‡ii BwZnvm Course Outline wegj cÖmv` ivq I Ab¨vb¨, bv‡Uv‡ii K_v I Kvwnbx 1. Definition of local history, utility of studying local history, gyn. ggZvRyi ingvb (m¤úv.), e‡i›`ª A‡ji BwZnvm, ivRkvnx wefvM t BwZnvm HwZn¨ sources of writing local history, trends of writing local history in Gg. BqvKze Avjx, ivRkvnx‡Z Bmjvg Bangladesh. †gvt gvKmy`yi ingvb, bv‡Uv‡ii †MŠie 2. Recent trends of the study of local history. ⎯⎯ 3. Evolution of the district as an administrative unit in Bengal; , bv‡Uv‡ii gnvivYx fevbx dRjyj nK, gnvivR RMw`›`ªbv_ ivq changes of boundaries of Rajshahi district. Gg. G. nvwg`, Pjb we‡ji BwZnvm 4. History of the name of the district. Avbvi“j nK Avbv, ivRkvnx gnvbMixi K_v 5. Geographical features. Av`gïgvix wi‡cvU© mgyn 1872-1941 6. Demographic change and public health during British period. ivRkvnx G‡mvwm‡qkb cwÎKv 7. Archaeological heritage. ‡gv. gvneyei ingvb, ivRkvnx gnvbMix : AZxZ I eZ©gvb 8. Famous Zamindars and Zamindary System. ¯’vbxq BwZnvm cwÎKv msL¨v 1-14 9. Economic condition. 10. Educational and cultural history upto 1971. 11. Growth and development of the Rajshahi town.

12. Social and cultural organizations and activities 13. Political movements in Rajshahi 14. Administration of the district. Course No. 201

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History of Bengal, 1200-1757 Avãyj Kwig, evsjvi BwZnvm Avãyj Kwig, evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i mvgvwRK BwZnvm Course Outline Avãyi iwng, evsjvi mvgvwRK mvs¯‹…wZK BwZnvm cÖ_g I wØZxq LÊ 1. Advent of the Muslims Aveyj Kvjvg †gvnv¤§` hvKvwiqv, beve wmivR D`&‡`Šjv 2. Bakhtiyar Khalji 3. Rule of the Khalji Chiefs Course No. 202 4. Balban’s invasion History of South Asia, 1526-1947 5. Ilias Shahi rule: a) Shamsuddin Ilias Shah Course Outline b) Sikandar Shah 1. India on the eve of Mughal conquest : Political social and c) Ghyasuddin Azam Shah economic condition 6. Raja Ganaesh and his successor 2. Babur and the foundation of the 7. Later Ilias Shahi dynasty 3. Humayun and Sher Shah. 8. Habshi rule 4. Akbar : restoration and reorganisation of the Empire. 9. Hussain Shahi era 5. Jahangir and Shahjahan 10. Afghan rule 6. Aurangazeb 11. Establishment of Mughal rule 7. Decline and downfall of the Mughal empire. a) Conquest of Bengal by Akbar 8. Goverment, society, art and culture under the Mughals. b) Bara Bhuiyans 9. Growth of British power in South Asia : Anglo-French conflict, c) Subadar Islam Khan Battle of Plassey, Battle of Buxar, Grant of Diwani, Dual d) Subadar Mir Jumla Government. e) Subadar Shaesta Khan 10. South Asia under Company’s administration : administrative, 12. Advent of the Europeans. social, economic and judicial reforms, land settlement, educational 13. Bengal under the Nawabs : policy, Permanent Settlement, expansion of British Dominion in a) Murshid Quli Khan South Asia, The Great Revolt of 1857. b) Alivardi Khan 11. South Asia under Crown Rule c) Sirajuddoula 12. Social and Political Movements : Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Books Recommended : Aligarh Movement , Syed Ameer Ali and Nawab Abdul Latif, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (ed.), The History of Bengal, Vol. II foundation of the All Indian National Congress (1885); Partition of A. Karim, Murshid Quli Khan and His Times. Bengal (1905); Swadeshi Movement; Foundation of All India M. R. Tarafdar, Husain Shahi Bengal (1494-1538 A.D.) Muslim League (1906); Khilafat Movement, Non-Cooperation K. K. Datta, Alivardi Khan and His Times. Moveement; Nehru Report, Civil Disobedience Movement, J. N. Sarkar, Mir Jumla. Lahore Resolution (1940); Quit India Movement (1942); Cabinet Richard Eaton, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 Mission Plan, Indian Independence Act of 1947. Avãyj Kwig, evsjvi BwZnvm : myjZvbx Avgj myLgq gy‡Lvcva¨vq, evsjvi BwZnv‡mi `y‡kv eQi : ¯^vaxb myjZvb‡`i Avgj gynv¤§` Avãyi iwng I Ab¨vb¨, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm 12

Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885-1947. Books Recommended : Bipan Chandra et al. India Struggle for Independence. Ishwari Prasad, Short History of Muslim Rule in India. B. N. Pandey, The Break up of British India. ⎯⎯⎯, Life and Times of Humayun. Mushirul Hasan, Nationalism and Communal Politics in India, 1885-1930. A. L. Srivastava, The Mughal Empire. Peter Hardy, The Muslims of British India. S. M. Edwardes and H. L. O. Garrett, Mughal Rule in India. R. J. Moore, The Crisis of Indian unity, 1917-40. A. B. Pandey, Later Medieval India. D. A. Low (ed.), Soundings in Modern South Asian History. Rushbrook Williams, An Empire Builder of the Sixteenth Century. D. Rothermund. Phases of Indian Nationalism. Stanley Lane-poole, Babar. Awbi“× ivq, gyNj mvgªv‡R¨i DÌvb-cZ‡bi BwZnvm, 1g I 2q LÊ| V. A. Smith, Akbar the Great Mughal. Ag‡jk wÎcvVx, ¯^vaxbZv msMÖv‡g fvi‡Zi RvZxq Ks‡MÖm, 1885-1947| Beni Prasad, History of Jahangir. gynv¤§` BbvgDj nK, fvi‡Zi gymjgvb I ¯^vaxbZv Av‡›`vjb, 1707-1947| B. P. Saksena, History of Shahjahan of Delhi. Frederick Augustus, The Emperor Akbar. Ibn Hasan, The Central Structrue of the Mughal Empire. S. A. Q. Husaini, Administration under the Mughals. Course No. 203 J. N. Sarkar, Fall of the Mughal Empire, Vol. I and 11. History of West and Central Asia,1258-1774 ⎯⎯⎯, History of Aurangazeb. Ashvini Agrawal, Studies in Mughal History. Course Outline K. R. Qanungo, Shershah. 1. West and Central Asia: Land and People. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi, Administration of the Mughal Empire. 2. Rise of the Mongols in West and Central Asia: Genghis Khan P. E. Roberts, History of British India. and his successors. A. C. Banerjee, The Constitutional History of India, Vol. I II and III. Sirajul Islam (ed.), History of Bangladesh, 3 Vols. 3. Ilkhanid Rule in Persia: Halagu Khan and Ghazan Khan. Briyen K. Gupta, Sirajuddulah and the East India Company, 1776-57. 4. Rise of Safavid Dynasty: Shah Ismail and Shah Abbas, Safavid P. J. Marshall, Bengal The British Bridgehead. institutions and culture. C. A. Bayly, Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire. 5. Muzaffarid Kingdoms in post IlKhanid Central Asia: Kurd Sirajul Islam, The Permanent Settlement in Bengal. S. N. Sen, Eighteen Fifty Seven. Dynasty, Black sheep and White sheep Kingdom, Kipchaq or P. C. Joshi (ed.), Rebellion 1857 : A Symposium. Golden Horde Kingdom,Tatar and Chaqtai Kingdom. R. C. Majumdar (ed.), History of the Freedom Movement in India, Vol. I and II. 6. Rule of Taimur: Conqueror Taimur and his Successors. S. Gopal, British Policy in India, 1858-1905. 7. Shaibani Dynasty. T. R. Metcalf, The Aftermath of the Revolt : India 1857-1870. John R. Mc Lance, Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress. 8. Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt. Dharm Pal, Administration of Sir John Lawrence in India, 1864-1869. 9. Ottoman Empire: Early Sultans. S. Gopal, The Viceroyalty of Ripon, 1880-1884. 10. Period of Decline of the Ottoman Empire. Anil Seal, The Emergence of Indian Nationalism. 11. Efforts at regeneration of Ottoman Empire. R. P. Gronin, British Policy and Administration in Bengal. C. H. Philips (ed.), The Evotution of India and Pakistan, 1858-1947, 12. Age of Diplomacy. B. N. Pandey (ed.), The Indian nationalist Movement 1885-1947. 13

Books Recommended 17. Growth of Commerce and Rise of Towns. P. Sykes, A History of Persia. 18. Intellectual Development in the Middle Ages and Rise of G. Hambly, Central Asia. Universities. Henry Howarth, History of Mongols. 19. Innocent III : Religious Policy, Relations with European Kings. V.V. Barthold, Four Studies on the History of Central Asia. 20. Frederick II : Relations with the Pope. His Place in Medieval W. Muir, The Mamluk or Slave Dynasty of Egypt. History. W. gvngy`yj nvmvb, ga¨cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm| 21. Twelfth Century Renaissance. W. mwdDwÏb †Rvqvi`vi, ga¨cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm 1g I 2q LÛ| 22. The study of History, Philosophy. Literature and Science in the Bqvwnqv AvigvRvbx (Abyev`), ga¨cÖvP¨ AZxZ I eZ©gvb| Middle Ages. W. †Mvjvg imyj, ga¨cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm ga¨hyM| Books Recommended: AvkivdDwÏb Avn‡g`, ga¨hy‡Mi gymwjg BwZnvm| Joseph R. Strayer and Dana C. Munro, The Middle Ages, 295-1500 Martin Scott, Medieval Europe Robert S. Hoyt and Stanley Chodorow, Europe in the Middle Ages.

Course No. 204 Sidney Painter, A History of the Middle Ages, 284-1500. History of Europe, 476-1453 Stewart C. Easton and Helene Wieruszowski, The Era of Charlemagne. Wallace K. Ferguson and Geoffrey Brun, Survey of European Civilization. K. C. Choudhury, New Central Book Agency, Calcutta. Course Outline The Middle Ages from 476 A. d. to the Fall of the Hohenstaufens. 1. Decline and Downfall of the Western Roman Empire. E. V. Aziealova and G. M. Donskoi (translatted from the Russian by T. Ab) 2. Christianity : Growth of Latin Christianity, the Papacy. History of the Middle Ages 3. Justinian : Administrative System, Law, Religious policy. wbg©j P›`ª `Ë, ga¨hyMxq BD‡ivcxq mf¨Zv 4. Later Byzantine Rulers. 5. Byzantine Culture. Course No. 205 6. Muslim rule in Spain History of England, 1485-1914 7. Coming of the Franks : Growth of the Empire, the Age of Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance Course Outline 8. Norsemen and their contributions to European Civilizations. 1. Foundation of the Tudor monarchy 9. Reign of Otto the Great 2. Henry VII : establishment of a strong monarchy, commercial 10. Rise and Development of Feudalism, Features of Feudalism. policy, foreign policy, Irish policy. 11. Chivalry and Manorial System. 3. Henry VIII : quarrel with Pope, English Reformation, dissolution 12. Crusades: Its Causes, Nature and Results. of monastery, foreign policy, relation with Parliament, Irish 13. Monastic Reform Movement and Its Impact. policy 14. The Cluniac Reform Movement and Enhancenent of the Power 4. Edward VI : spread of Protestant religion of the Church. 5. Mary : revival of catholic religion. 15. Pope Gregory VII : Investiture Conflict, Relations between the 6. Elizabeth I : church settlement, foreign policy, relation with Pope and the Emperor. Parlament, Irish policy, literay activity. 16. Frederick Barbarosa : His Italian and German Policies. 14

7. James I : conflict between Crown and Parliament, religious ⎯⎯⎯, English Constitutional Conflicts of the Seventeenth Century 1603- policy, foreign policy, Irish policy. 1689. 8. Charles I : religious policy, foreign policy, conflict with Trevelyan, G. M. England under the Stuarts. Parliament, Petition of Rights, eleven years personal rule, Green, V. H. H., The Hanoverians 1783-1939. Scotish and Irish policy, Long Parliament, civil war. Muir, Ramsay, A Short History of the British Commonwealth, Vol, I and II. 9. Commonwealth : foreign and colonial policy of Oliver Robertson, Sir Charles Grant, England under the Hanoverians. Crommell, constitutional experiments, Scottish and Irish policy. J. A. R. Marriott, England Since Waterloo. 10. Restoration and Charles II : Restoration Settlement, Religious Carter and Mears, A History of Great Britain. policy, Clarendon Code, foreign policy, relations with Parliament. Goldwin Smith, A History of England 11. James II : Glorious Revolution. G. M. Treveleyan, England under the Stuarts. th 12. William and Mary : internal situation and measures, Scotland G. M. Treveleyan, British History in the 19 century and After. and Ireland, foreign policy, Act of Settlement. B. Williams, Whig Supermacy 13. Anne : foriegn policy, cabinet system, political parties. Hearnshaw, Prime Ministers of England. 14. Hanoverian Succession and George I and II : Jacobite risings, Ensor, England 1870-1914 foreign policy of Stanhope, Walpole, Pitt the Elder and seven H. L, Peacock, History of Modern Britain. years war. Sydney D. Baily, The British Party System. Alan R. Ball, British Political Parties. 15. George III and IV : George III and monarchy, American War of W. Iqv‡R` Avjx, Bsj¨v‡Ûi BwZnvm Independence, Pitt the Younger, war with Napoleon, industial W. Gg. kg‡ki Avjx, Bsj¨v‡Ûi ivR‰bwZK I kvmbZvwš¿K BwZnvm revolution and its impact on Brithsh society, Foriegn policy of Castlereagh and Canning, William Huskisson’s reforms and free trade. 16. William IV, Victoria, Edward VII and George V : parliamentary Course No. 206 reform act of 1832, Lord Palmerston’s foreign Policy, chartist Newspaper and Periodicals of Bengal, 1780-1971 movement, Robert Peel’s reforms, Crimean War, parliamentary reform act of 1867, Disraeli, Gladstone and Iraland, Comparison Course Outline of Disraeli with Gladstone, parliamentary reform act of 1884, 1. Background of the origin of the newspapers in Bengal. rise of socialism, trade union, birth of Labour Party, parliament 2. Christian missionaries and the Press. 3. English Press. act of 1911, British participation world War I. th 4. Bengali newspapers in 19 century. Books Recommended: 5. Social reform movement and the Hindu Press. Adams, G. Burton, Constitutional History of England. 6. Urdu, Persian and Hindi language newspapers in Bengal. Brett. S. Reed, British History 1485-1688. 7. Partition of Bengal and the Press. ⎯⎯⎯, British History 1603-1785. 8. Swadeshi movement and the Press. Keir, Sir David Lindsay, The Constitutional History of Modern Britain Since 9. Terrorist movement and the Press. 1485. 10. Hindu-Muslim relation and the Press. Lockyer Roger, Tudor and Stuart Britain 1471-1714. 11. Newspaper Gagging Act in British India. Tanner, J. R. Tudor Constitutional Documents. 1485-1603/ 12. Origin and development of Muslim Journalism in Bengal. 15

13. Politics in early twentieth century Bengal and the role of the eskx gvbœv, fviZxq msev`c‡Îi BwZnvm Press. †ifv‡iÛ †Rgm jO, Avw`c‡e© evsjv cÖKvkbv I mvsevw`KZv 14. Development of socio-economic condition of the Muslims and gybZvmxi gvgyb, Dwbk kZ‡K evsjv‡`‡ki msev` mvgvwqKcÎ the role of the Press. gynv¤§` Rvnv½xi, ¯§iYxq mvsevw`K 15. Spread of modern education and the role of the Press. myavsï †kLi ivq, mvsevw`KZv t mvsevw`K I msev`cÎ 16. Women awakening in Bengal and the Press. Dgv gy‡Lvcva¨vq I nwi`vm gy‡Lvcva¨vq, fvi‡Zi ¯^vaxbZv Av‡›`vj‡b hyMvš—i cwÎKvi `vb 17. Language movement in Eastern Bengal and the Press. 18. Emergence of Bangladesh : Role of the Press. Course No. 207 19. Press and Personalities : Archival Studies i) James Augustus Hicky and the Bengal Gagettee (1780) ii) J. C. Marshman and the Samachar Darpan 1818 Course Outline iii) Ishwar Chandra Gupta and The Sangbad Pravakar 1831 1. Definition and characteristics of archives. iv) Kangal Harinath Majumdar and The Grambarta Prokashika 2. Differences of archives with museum and library. 1863 3. The importance of archives in historical research. v) Umeshchandra Dutt and the Bamabodhini Patrika 1863 4. Development of archives in Europe and America. vi) Shishir Kumar Ghosh and the Amritabazar Patrika 1868 5. Gradual development of archives in Bangladesh. vii) Sheikh Abdur Rahim and the Sudhakar 1889 6. Brief description of records preserved in zila muhafezkhana and viii) Ramananda Chattapadhyay and the Prabashi 1901 the national archives of Bangladesh. ix) Mawlana Mohammad Akram Khan and the Masik 7. Archives administration in Bangladesh. Mohammadi 1903 8. The characteristics of modern archives building. x) Mohammad Nasiruddin and the Saogat 1918 9. Archives manual and ordinance in Bangladesh. xi) Mohammad Nurul Huque Dashghari and the Al Islah 10. Record management : classification of records, registry system. xii) Mowlana Mohammad Akram Khan and the Dainik Azad 11. Appraisal of records and disposition system of records. 1936 12. Preservation of Archival materials :

Books Recommended: a) cause of deterioration of archival materials; S. Natarajan, A History of the Press in India. b) preservation method. M. Chalapathi Rao, The Press in India. 13. Archives automation Management. Smarajit Chakraborti, The Bengali Press 14. Responsibilities and duties of an archivist. Abdus Salam Khurshid, The Journalism in Pakistan 15. Importance of establishing archive teaching unit in Bangladesh. Mrinal Kanti Chanda, History of English Press in Bengal cv_© P‡Ævcva¨vq, evsjv msev`cÎ I evOvjxi be RvMiY Books Recommended Bengal Record Manual, Alipore : Govt. of Bengal Press, 1943. eª‡R›`ªbv_ e‡›`vcva¨vq, evsjv mvgwqK cÎ 1818-1868 1g LÊ ⎯⎯⎯ Ratan Lal Chakraborty, “National Archives of Bangladesh” South Asia , evsjv mvgwqKcÎ 1868-1900 2q LÊ Research, University of London, Vol. II, 2 December, 1991, PP. 175-88 Zvivc` cvj, fvi‡Zi msev`cÎ Florus Geraedts, ‘Archives in Bangladesh : The Past and Present of a Young b›`jvj fÆvPvh©, msev`c‡Îi BwZe„Ë State’, in Archives and Manuscripts, The Journal of the Australian Society of Avwbmy¾vgvb, gymwjg evsjvi mvgwqKcÎ (1831-1930) Archivists, No. 25, No I, May 1997, PP. 174-183. 16

Government of Bengal (Revenue Department), The Bengal Records Manual, 1928 5. Causes of colonization in Africa. Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (Ministry of Law and Law 6. Scramble for Africa. Reforms), The National Archives Ordinance, 1983, Ordinance No. XXX IX of 1983 7. Nature of colonial rule in Africa : British, French, Italian and Hodson, J. H., The Administration of Archives Belgian colonial rule. H.. Jenkinson, A Manual of Archive Administration 8. Reaction to European rule in Africa : resistance, revolt, Judith Ellis (ed.), Keeping Archives K. M., Karim, ‘Archival System in Bangladesh’, Bangladesh Historical Studies, economic and political cooperation. 1978-79. PP. 3-6 9. Impact of colonial administration on African society, politics and Schellenberg, T. R., Modern Archives, Principles and Techniques economy, apartheism. †Lv›`Kvi gvneyeyj Kwig, AviKvBfm cÖkvmb 10. Mineral resources of south Africa and their economic importance. †gv. Qv‡ei Avjx, MÖš’vMvi I AviKvBfm e¨e¯’vcbv, ¶wZMÖ¯’Zv, msi¶Y 11. World War I and Africa, 1914-1918. †gv. gvneyei ingvb, ÔAvÂwjK BwZnvm iPbvq †Rjv gnv‡dRLvbv iw¶Z bw_c‡Îi ¸i“Z¡ t 12. Africa between two World Wars, 1919-1939. iscyi †Rjv gnv‡dRLvbvi bw_ c‡Îi mgx¶v (weªwUk Avgj)Õ The Rajshahi University 13. World War II and Africa, 1939-1945. Studies (Part A), vol. xvii, 1990 14. Nationalist movement in Africa : different phases of nationalism, †gv. gvneyei ingvb, ÔivRkvnx kn‡ii wewfbœ †iKW©i“‡gi bw_c‡Îi msi¶Y e¨e¯’vÕ, nationalist movement and winning of independence by different M‡elYv cwÎKv (Kjv Abyl`), ivRkvnx wek¦we`¨vjq, 7g msL¨v 2001-2002 colonies. †gv. gvneyei ingvb, ÔivRkvnx †Rjv RR †iKW©i“‡g msiw¶Z bw_c‡Îi mgx¶v Ges bw_c‡Î 15. Problems of independent Africa : political instability, border ivRkvnxi MÖvgxY mgvRwPÎ 1960-1900Õ, Journal of Historical Research Vol. I 2003, PP. 0- dispute, military rule, tribal and ethnic problems. 18 16. African Unity and effort to achieve it : non-aligned movement, †gv. mvnveywÏb Lvb, AviKvBfm cÖkvmb I BwZnvm OAU and AU. mvjgv Bmjvg, Ôevsjv‡`k RvZxq AviKvBf‡m wm‡jU msµvš— `wjcÎÕ, kwidDwÏb 17. International relations : Africa and the USA, Africa and the Avn‡g` Soviet Union, Africa and the China, Africa and the UNO. (m¤úv.), wm‡jU BwZnvm I HwZn¨, XvKv: evsjv‡`k BwZnvm mwgwZ, 1999 18. Pan- Africanism. ⎯⎯⎯⎯, AvK©vBfm cÖkvmb, e¨e¯’vcbv, msi¶Y, XvKv | HwZn¨ 2004 Books Recommended: wmivRyj Bmjvg, ÔXvKv †m‡µUvwi‡qU MÖš’vMv‡i msiw¶Z †Rjv bw_cÎ I evsjvi BwZnvmÕ, Basil Davidson, Africa in Modern History : The Search for a New Society. BwZnvm mwgwZ cwÎKv wØZxq msL¨v, 1380/1973 Basil Davidson, Modern Africa : A Social and Polotical History. kixd DwÏb Avn‡g`, Ôevsjv‡`‡ki AviKvBfm †iKW©m I BwZnvm PP©vÕ, BwZnvm mwgwZ Colon Legum, Africa : A Handbook. cwÎKv, 1402-04| Hans Kohn and Wallace Sokolosky, African Nationalism in the Twentieth Century. John Hatch, Africa : Today and Tomorrow. Course No. 208 L. H. Gann and Peter Duignan (ed.), Colonialism in Africa 1870-1960. History of Africa since Colonial Period Mail Palmberg (ed.), The Struggle for Africa. R. W. July, A History of African People. Course Outline Robin Hallet, Africa to 1875 1. Geographical features of Africa. Roland Oliver and Anthony Atmore, Africa Since 1800. 2. Coming of the Europeans in Africa. The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Africa. 3. Rise and Development of Slave Trade. The Cambridge History of Africa, Vols. 6, 7 and 8 4. European colonization in Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth cÖ‡dmi W. Iqv‡R` Avjx, Avwd«Kvi BwZnvm centuries. W. Avey †gv. †`‡jvqvi †nv‡mb I Ab¨vb¨, Avwd«Kvi BwZnvm mywgZ e‡›`¨vcva¨vq, Avwd«Kvi wPÎ 17

aª“e ¸ß, cwðg Avwd«Kvi BwZnvm iii. emergence of middle class in East Bengal based on jute Course No. 209 cultivation Economic History of Bengal, 1757-1947 5. Industry a) silk industry Course Outline b) jute industry 1. Battle of Plassey and the economy of Bengal : c) cottage industry 6. Transport and communication a) Battle of Plassey and East India Company’s investment a) waterways policy in Bengal. b) railways b) Battle of Plassey and weaving industry of Bengal. 7. Domestic trade c) Battle of Plassey and drain of wealth from Bengal. a) inter-provincial trade 2. Land revenue system : b) coastal trade a) acquisition of Diwani by the East India Conpany. 8. Banking system b) famine of 1769-70 a) mahajani system c) land revenue experiments : Annual Settlement, Five Years b) rise and development of banking system in the nineteenth Settlement, Decinial Settlement and Permanent Settlement. and twentieth centuries d) zamindar-peasant relation. 9. Tenancy Legislation e) peasant unrest : fakir and sannyasi rebellion (1763-1800) a) Tenancy Act of 1859 and faraizi movement. b) Tenancy Act of 1885 3. Agriculture : c) Agricultural Indebtedness Act of 1931 a) agricultural method, total area, total production, rate of growth. d) Rin Salishi (Debt Arbitration) Board b) government measures for agricultural development. 10. Famine of 1943 c) sources of agricultural labour. 11. Industrial labour d) cooperative movement. Books Recommended: 4. Cash Crops : A. Z. M. I. Awal, The Industrial Development of Bengal, 1900-1939. B. B. Kling, The Blue Mutiny. a) Indigo B. H. Baden-Powel, The Land System of British India, Vol. I. i. history of indigo cultivation B. M. Bhatia, Famines in India. ii. indigo revolt 1859-61 and contributions of different D. H. Buchanan, The Development of Capitalist Enterprise in India. classes (except peasant) to this movement. D. R. Gadgil, The Industrial Revolution in India in Recent Times. iii. indigo revolt in literature G. Blyn, Agricultural Trends in India, 1891-1947. b) Tea J. C. Jack, Economic Life of a Bengal District. i. history of cultivation of tea J. C. Sinha, The Economic Annals of Bengal. ii. cultivation of tea in specific areas M. M. Islam, Bengal Agriculture, 1920-1946, iii. economic life of labour M. W. Ali, Jute in the Agrarian History of Bengal, 1870-1914. c) Jute N. Sanyal, Development of Indian Railways. i. origin and development of jute cultivation N. K. Sinha, The Economic History of Bengal, Vol. I, II, and III ii. importance of jute in the economy Ramesh Dutt, The Economic History of India in the Victorian Age ..., The Economic History of India Under Early British Rule. 18

S. J. Patel, Agricultural Labourers in Modern India and Pakistan. a) forest: role of forest in maintaining natural balance, use T. S. Epsteirn, Economic Development and Social Change in South India. of forest, causes and results the deforestation, impact of T. Shanian (ed.), Peasant and Peasant Societies. the construction of embankment and mines V. Anstey, The Economic Development in India. b) mineral resource V. B. Singh (ed.), Economic History of India. c) fuel resource W. W. Hunter, A Statistical Account of Bengal, 19 Vols. d) land resource Nurul H. Choudhury, Peasant Radicalism in Ninententh Century Bengal : Faraizi, Indigo and Pabna Movements. 7. Environmental pollution and its adverse effects : cÖ‡gv` iÄb †mb¸ß, bxj we‡`ªvn I evOvjx mgvR| a) air pollution; my‡eva Kzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq, evsjvi Avw_©K BwZnvm (Ebwesk kZvãx)| b) water pollution; W. Gg. Iqv‡R` Avjx, evsjvi A_©‰bwZK BwZnvm, 1757-1947| c) land pollution; d) sound pollution. Course No. 210 8. Global warming and its effects : Environment and Human Society a) global warming and its effects b) measures for the prevention of warming

Course Outline c) policies of developed countries for the prevention of 1. Environment and human health. global warrning 2. Upheaval of the environment and rehabilitation : 9. Environment and nuclear arms race and nuclear accidents : a) hurricane, floods and earthquake; a) nuclear Missiles b) measures for the prevention of natural disasters. b) nuclear Bomb 3. Environment and population : c) arms race in the outer space a) impact of population growth; d) nuclear disarmament b) outcome of the pressure of population on nature. e) nuclear disaster 4. Water resource : f) three mile island accident 1979 a) surface water and ground water g) Chernobyle accident. b) consequences of wastage of water resource 10. Environmental organizations and environmental movements. : c) water dispute a) green peace movement, rainbow warrior. d) water management policy b) WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) e) use of water resources and its social and environmental c) fund for wild nature.

impact Books Recommended: f) principles of different states with regard to the use of Ehleringer, James R.; Cerling, Thure E.(Ed.), A History of Atmospheric CO2 water resources. and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems, (Dearing, M.Denise, 2005). 5. Waste : Sportisse, B.ed.), Air Pollution Modelling and Simulation, (Boston, 2002). a) definitions of waste Bill Mckibben, Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action b) industrialization and industrial wastes in Your Community c) necessity for the destruction of wastes Ernesto Zedillo, Global Warming: Looking Beyond Kyoto. d) role of wastes in environmental disaster Marc Reisner, Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water. 6. Natural Resources : 19

Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Books Recommended: Revolution. Adam, John. The Evolution of Educational Theory, 1912. Calvin W. Rose, An Introduction to the Environmental Physics of Soil, Water Kneller, George F., Introduction to the Philosophy of Education, 2008. and Watersheds, (Cambridge University Press 2004) Curtis, S. I. et. Al., A History of Educational Ideas, 1965. Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockstrom (ed.), Balancing Water for Humans and Mokerjee, R. K., Ancient Indian Education,1947. Nature - the new approach in ecohydrology, (Earthscan July 2004. Nel Noddings, Philosophy of Education, 1976. Hardy, John T. Climate Change - Causes, Effects, and Solutions, (John Wiley Russell, B., Education and Social Order, 1932. and Sons, 2003 Barry L. Johnson, Environmental Policy and Public Health, (CRC Av‡bvqvi“j−vn f‚uBqv, wk¶v`k©b, ZË¡ I BwZnvm, 2010 Press, December 2006) Clyde Burleson, Nuclear Afternoon: True Stories of Atomic Disasters Course No. 301 History of Bengal, 1757-1947 Course No. 211 History of Western Education in Bengal Course Outline 1. Establishment of the rule of East India Company in Bengal Course Outline 2. Nawab Sirajuddowla and Battle of Plassey 1. State of education in the second half of the nineteenth century. 3. Dual Government of Lord Clive 2. Forces working for the cause of a new education : company’s 4. Fakir and Sannyasi rebellion civil officers, missionaries, public spirited Indians. 5. Famine of 1770 3. Charter Act of 1813 and education of the natives. 6. Permanent Settlement 4. Anglicists and Orientalists, Macaulay’s Minute on Education, Bentinck’s resolution of 1835. 7. Tenant uprising against zamindars and indigo movement 5. Educational Despatch of 1854 : recommendations and 8. Reform movement in Muslim society : faraidi movement, significance, the new system at work. wahabi Movement, tarikaye mohammadi movement 6. Hunter Education Commission : objectives, recommendations 9. Hindu reform movement : Rammohan and movement for the and significance, progress of primary, secondary and higher abolition of Sati, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and widow education upto the end of the nineteenth century. remarriage movement, Derozio and Young Bengal Movement 7. Development of education under Carzon. 10. Introduction of western education, Bengal Renaissance, growth 8. Sadler Commission. of nationalism 9. Education under the Act of 1919. 11. Regeneration of Muslim society : Nawab Abdul Latif and 10. Hartog Committee. Mohammedan Literary Society, Syed Ameer Ali and Central 11. Sergeant Scheme of education. National Mohammedan Association. 12. Female education : surviving tradition, new turn, works of 12. Partition of Bengal of 1905, Hindu-Muslim reaction, swadeshi missionaries and philanthropers, Bethane, Vidyasagar and movement, Formation of All India National Congress, formation others, Woods Despatch, Education Commission of 1882, of All India Muslim League, separate electorates for Muslim, activities of various reformed social groups and associations. annulment of the Partition of Bengal of 1905 13. Muslims and western education.

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13. Politics of Bengal after Partition of 1905 : Lucknow Pact, 2. America in the Federal Era : ideological conflicts, the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movement and Bengal Pact Government during the revolution, Articles of Confederation, 14. Politics of Bengal and Partition of India : Goverment of India the constitution of the United States, federal system, policy of Act 1935, Election of 1937, first Haque Ministry, Lahore separation of powers and approval of the constitution. resolution, second Haque ministry, Nazimuddin ministry and 3. Federalists and the Republicans: George Washington’s famine of 1943, election of 1946, Suhrawardy’s ministry, administration, his foreign policy, growth of the party system Cabinet Mission plan, reaction of Congress and Muslim League, and emergence of bi-partisan politics,Thoman Jefferson’s ideas, movement for united independent Bengal, Mountbatten plan and war of 1812. Partition of India. 4. Monoe Doctrine : emergence of nationalism, US foreign policy. 5. Jacksonian democracy: new political power, administration of Books Recommended : Andrew Jackson, rise of the Whigs, the trail of tears. Sirjal Islam (ed.), History of Bangladesh (in 3 vols.) 6. The Manifest Destiny: The Texas issue, expansion to the west N. K. Sinha (ed.), History of Bengal (1757-1905). and policy, Mexico policy. A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed, Social Ideas and Social Changes in Bengal, 1818-1835. 7. Regional conflicts: background of the conflict, settlement pact Nemai Sadhan Bose, Indian Awakening and Bengal. of 1850, end of the compromise system. M. Abdur Rahim, Muslim Society and Politics in Bengal : 1757-1947. 8. Growth of market and industrial economy (1800-1860): J. N. Sarkar, History of Bengal, vol. II, development of transport and communication system, A R. Mallick, British Policy and the Muslims in Bengal, 1757-1856. construction of canals and establishment of the railways, Gautam Chattopadhyay, Bengal: Early Nineteenth Century. industries and factories, commercialization of agricultural Amalendu De, Roots of Separatism in Nineteenth Century Bengal. products, abundance of wealth. Foundation of All India National Congress 9. The slavery and flourishment of the economy: continued i‡gkP›`ª gRyg`vi, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm (AvaywbK hyM)| agricultural economy of the South, yeoman farmers, slave owner wmivRyj Bmjvg (m¤cv.), evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm (1704-1971) 3 LÊ planters, condition of the slaves and slave culture, tension in the W. †gv. gvneyei ingvb, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm, 1905-47 slave oriented society. Av: iwng, evsjvi gymjgvb‡`i BwZnvm 10. The US Civil War (1861-1865): The North and the South on the brink of conflict on the issue of slavery, causes and events of the Course No. 302 civil war, dissolution of the union, declaration of the abolition of History of the United States of America, 1776-1865 slavery and its results. Books Recommended : Course Outline Glem M. Linden, A History of Our American Republic. 1. Introduction and the American War of Independence (1775- Henry Bamford parkes, The United States of America, A History. 1783): British Policy of exploitation- decrease in colonial Henry W. Bragdon and Samuel P. Mc. Cutchen, History of A Free People. allegiance, Anglo-French conflict, 1763- a year of landmark, Irwin Unger, These United States : The Qestions of Our Past to 1877. Vol. I. Stamp Act crisis, opposition to Townshend Acts, anarchical John A. Garry. The American Nation : A History of the United States to 1877. Vol. I. situation, the boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence- the Wars of Independence. 21

Mary Beth Norton. A People and A Nation : A History of the United States. 15. Rise of Russia : Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Vols. I and II. 16. Growth of Prussia : The Hohenzollerns, Frederick William the Oliver Perry Chitwood, A History of Colonial America. Great Elector, King Frederick I, Frederick William I, Frederick Stephen B. Oates. Portrait of America : Vol I From the European Discovery to II the Great. the End of Reconstruction. 17. Austria : Maria Theresa and Joseph II. 18. War of Spanish succession (1701-1713) : problems of succession, outbreak of war, campaigns, Peace of Utrecht (1713) Course No. 303 19. War of Austrian succession (1740-1748) : claimants to Austria, History of Europe, 1453-1789 Hapsburg dominions, outbreak of war, compaigns, Peace of Aix- la-Chapelle (1748). Course Outline 20. Seven years War (1756-1763) : reforms in Austria, diplomatic 1. Characteristics of the modern age. revolution, position of France, campaigns in Europe, war in the 2. Renaissance : origins and meaning, renaissance in Italy, colonies, Peace of Paris (1763), effect of the war. Humanism : renaissance in northern Europe, significance of the 21. Partitions of Poland : condition of Poland, attitude of European renaissance. powers, first partition (1772), second partition (1793), third 3. Italian wars 1494-1527. partition (1795). 4. Geographical discoveries : motives, course and results. 22. Enlightenment and enlightened despotism. 5. Reformation : origins of the reformation, Martin Luther, Zwingli 23. Origin of the French Revolution. and Calvin, effects of the Reformation. 6. Counter Reformation : meaning new religious orders, Jesuits, Books Recommended V.H.H Green, Renaissance and Reformation. Council of Trent, Index and Inquisition, effects of the couter- Harold J. Grima, The Reformation Era. reformation. C. J.H. Hayes, Modern Europe to 1870. 7. Rise and decline of Spain : Ferdinand and Isabella, Charles V, E.J. Knapton, Europe to 1450-1815. Philip II, decline of Spain. Robert Ergang, Europe from the Renaissance to Waterloo. 8. Making of the Netherlands : origin of Dutch independence, Stuart Andrews, Eighteenth Century Europe. revolt in the Netherlands, causes of Dutch success. P.J. Helm, History of Europe 1450-1660. 9. French wars of religion : political and social background, rise of the T.W. Riker, A Short History of Modern Europe.

Hugenots, wars of religion, effects of the religious wars. 10. Reconstruction of France : Henry IV, Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin. 11. Ascendancy of France : domestic and foreign policy of Louis XIV, French culture. 12. Thirty years war : origins of the war, the war, Treaty of Westphalia, effect of the war on Germany. 13. Rise of Sweden : Swedish independence, Swedish imperialism. 22

16. Decline and fall of the Soviet Union. Course No. 304 Books Recommended History of the Soviet Union Since 1917 C. Hill, Lenin and the Russian Revolution. D. J. Dallin, Soviet Foreign Policy after Stalin. Dallin and Larson, Soviet Politics Since Khruschev. Course Outline E. H. Carr, The Bolshevik Revolution (1917-1923) 1. Location of Russia : social, political and economic condition E. H. Carr, The Russian Revolution from Lenin to Stalin. 2. Revolution of 1905 : causes, nature and failure J. Toynbee (ed.), The Impact of the Russian Revolution. 3. February Revolution (1917) P. Dukes, A History of Russia. 4. V. I. Lenin and April thesis K. Dwisha, Eastern Europe, Gorbachev and Reform. 5. October socialist revolution (1917) : causes and nature L. Kochan, The Making of Modern Russia 6. Civil war : causes and results R. J. Hill (ed.), Gorbachev and Perestroika 7. Establishment of Bolshevik Government : early measures of new Samsonov (ed.), A Short History of the USSR government,. war communism W. Kirchncr, A History of Russia. W. Lenhard, The Kremlin and the West. 1. New economic policy : main features, success, importance, wgLvBj †g‡M©BwfP †Mve©v‡Pf, †c‡i‡¯¿vBKv I bZzb fvebv strategic retreat g.Av‡j‡·‡qf I Ab¨vb¨, †mvwf‡qZ BDwbq‡bi msw¶ß BwZnvm 2. Formation of the USSR : causes and process of building up a

multi-national state Course No. 305 3. Socio-economic reconstruction : aims and success of the first and second five year plans, industrial policy of Stalin History of Science and Technology 4. Soviet foreign policy in the inter-war period : aims and Success 5. The great patriotic war of the Soviet Union : participation in Course Outline World War II, main battles, results 1. Definition of science, relation of science with philosophy. 6. Post- war reconstruction : role of Stalin 2. Origin and development of science. 3. Iron age and spread of technology. 7. Soviet Union after Stalin : de-Stalinization, Khrushchev and his 4. Beginning of agriculture, transformation of environment, secret speech. development of technology and engineering 8. Cold war : varions manifestations 5. Development of civilization and progress of science. 9. Policy of peaceful co-existence : causes and results 6. Development of science during and after the fall of the Roman 10. Brejnev doctrine Empire. 11. Cuban missile crisis : Soviet-American relation 7. Chinese and islamic science. 12. Soviet Union and East Europe : dominance, resistance and 8. Spread of technology in the Middle Ages and economic conflict transformation. 13. Life and culture in Soviet Union : social structure, education, 9. Development of science in the sixteenth, seventeenth centuries. science, intellectual activities, religion. 10. Rise of rationalism and science. 14. Mikhael Gorbachev : Glasnost and Perestroika 11. Science in the twentieth century : chemistry, physics, 15. Mikhael Gorbachev’s foreign policy astronomy, biology. 23

12. Modern science : genetics, medicine, physics, technology. b) Tsuma kien 13. Science and scientists. 4. Greek historiography: a) Herodotus. Books Recommended b) Thucydides. Benjamin Farrington : Greek Science. c) Polybius. George Sarton : Introduction to the History of Science. d) limitations of Greek historiography. Gordon Child : What Happened in History. 5. Roman historiography: J. D. Bernal : Science in History, 4 Vols. ⎯⎯⎯ a) Livy. , The Social Function of Science. b) Tacitus. J. G. Growther, The Social Relation of Science. 6. Christian historiography: mg‡i›`ª †mb, weÁv‡bi BwZnvm, 1g I 2q LÊ a) Christian historical philosophers and historians. b) Saint Augustine. Course No. 306 7. Muslim historiography: Historiography a) Development of Muslim historiigraphy. b) Al Tabari Course Outline c) Al Masudi 1. History: d) Ibn khaldun a) definition e) Al Beruni b) subject matter and scope 8. Modern historiography: a) Leopold von Ranke, Edward Gibbon, Arnold Toynbee, c) importance of the study of history Auguste, Comte. d) Is history science or an art e) relations of history with other subjects 9. Indian historiography: f) methods of writing history: selection of data, explanation of a) Characteristics of ancient, medieval and modern Indian causal connection historiography. 2. Classification of history: b) Several Indian historians: Kalhana, Sandhyakar Nandi, a) political. Minhaj-us-Siraj, Amir Khasru, Ziauddin Barani, b) economic. Baburnama, Humayun nama, Abul Fazl, Jahangir nama c) social. Abbas Khan Sherwani, Muhammad Kashim Firishta, d) cultural. Charles Stuart, William Wilson Hunter, Ramesh Chandra Majumder, Sir Jadunath Sarker, A.B.M. Habibullah, e) diplomatic and military. Abdul Karim. f) scientific.

g) qualitative. Books Recommended h) quantitative. and D. M. Sturley, The Study of History. i) world history. E. H. Carr, What is History. 3. Chinese historiography: George Wilhelm Frederich Hegel, The Philosophy of History. a) Hiuen Tsang Marl Lowit, Meaning in History. 24

Mohibbul Hassan (ed.), Historians of Medieval India. 20. Impact of modernism on Bengali society and culture. R. G. Collingwood, The Idea of History. Ernst Breisach, Historiography : Ancient, Medieval and Modern. (Chicago and Books Recommended Nur Ahmed, A Short History of the Muslim Historians, Travellers, Chronicles, Abdul Karim, Social History of the Muslims in Bengal. Geographers and their works. AZzj myi, evsjvi mvs¯‹…wZK BwZnvm; Gg. †`‡jvqvi †nv‡mb, BwZnvmZË¡ webq †Nvl, evsjvi beRvM„wZ W. †Mvjvg imyj, gymwjg BwZnvm PP©v my‡eva Kzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq, evOvwj ga¨weË I Zvi gvbm‡jvK ggZvRyi ingvb Zid`vi, BwZnvm I HwZnvwmK ‡Mvjvg wKewiqv, BwZnvmZË¡ Coursr No. 308 Ethnic Minorities of Bangladesh

Course No. 307 Course Outline Cultural History of Bangladesh 1. Definition of ethnic minorities. 2. The name, identity, location and number of ethnic minorities of Course Outline Bangladesh. 1. Definition, sources, characteristics and importance of culture 3. Ethnic minorities of Chittagong Hill Tracts : (Chakma, Marma, 2. Origin of the Bengalis Mro, Lushai, Tripura, etc) : anthropological identity, naming, 3. Homeland of the Bengalis arrival, language and literature, education, food and drink, dress, 4. Religious beliefs in ancient Bengal housing, religious beliefs, system of marriage, social structure, 5. Introduction and development of Buddhist culture economic life, cultural life, festivals, land settlement, 6. Vedic religion and the Bengalis agriculture, trade and industry. 7. Ancient language and literature of Bengal 4. The history of the Bomang, Chakma and Bomang Circles of 8. Sena rule: development of Vedic culture, spread of caste system Chittagong Hill Tracts. and Bengali society 5. The local government of Chittagong Hill Tracts. 9. Advent of Islam and its impact on Bengali culture 6. Ethnic minorities : of Sylhet (Khasia, Manipuri, Patra, 10. Social, economic and religious life of the people in medieval Bengal Communities) : anthropological identity, names, arrival, 11. Sri Chaitanya and Bhakti movement language and literature, education, food and drink, dress, 12. Economy and land tenure system of medieval Bengal housing, religious beliefs, system of marriage, social structure, 13. Permanent Settlement and new social stratification economic life, cultural life, festivals, occupation, land 14. Influence of christianity on Bengali culture settlement, agriculture, trade and industry. 15. Development of Western education and the Bengal renaissance 7. Ethnic Minorities of Mymensingh (Garo, Hajong, Banai, Dalu, 16. Emergence of Hindu middle class Hody, Koch) : anthropological identity, pattern of name, arrival, 17. Emergence of Muslim middle class language and literature, education, food and drink, dress, housing, religious beliefs, system of marriage, social structure, 18. Development of political consciousness among the middle class; economic life, cultural life, festivals, occupation, land Bengali muslims during the first-three decades of the 20th century settlement, agriculture trade and industry. 19. Origion and development of Bengali nationalism 8. Ethnic minorities : Southern Region : (Rakhains Communities) 25

9. Ethnic minorities : North Bengal (Santal, Oraon, Munda, be weµg wK‡kvi wÎcyiv, evsjv‡`‡ki wÎcyiv Rb‡Mvwó : fvlv ms¯‹…wZ I HwZn¨ Bhuimali, Mahali, Mahato, Rajbanshi, Koch) : anthropological ew¼g P›`ª PvKgv, PvKgv mgvR I ms¯‹…wZ indentity, naming, arrival, language and literature, education, wecÖ`vm eo–qv (m¤úv.), cve©Z¨ PÆMÖv‡gi mvwnZ¨ I ms¯‹…wZ food and drink, dress, housing, religious beliefs, system of gy¯—dv gwR`, evsjv‡`‡ki ivLvBb Av_©-mvgvwRK I cÖkvmwbK mgx¶v marriage, social structure, economic life, cultural life and gy¯—dv gwR` (m¤úv.), evsjv‡`‡ki g‡½vjxq Avw`evmx festivals, occupation, land settlement, agriculture trade and gyn¤§` Ave`yj Rwjj , evsjv‡`‡ki muvIZvj mgvR I ms¯‹…wZ industry. W. gyn¤§` Ave`yj Rwjj, DËie‡½i Avw`evmx †jvKRxeb I †jvKmvwnZ¨ IivI 10. Problems and demands of the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh. †gmevn Kvgvj I Ab¨vb¨, wbR f~‡g cievmx : DËi e‡½i Avw`evmxi cÖvwš—KZv wWm‡Kvm© 11. National and local political parties, student and women †gmevn Kvgvj I AvwidvZzb wKewiqv (m¤úv.), wecbœ f~wgR Aw¯—‡Z¡i msK‡U Avw`evmx mgvR organizations of the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh. ‡mgevn Kvgvj, Kvwn`yj Bmjvg, myMZ PvKgv (m¤úvw`Z), Avw`evmx Rb‡Mvôx, evsjv‡`k mvs¯‹…wZK mgx¶vgvjv-5 12. The struggle and movement of the ethnic minorities: santal and W. iZb jvj PµeZ©x, wm‡j‡Ui wbt¯^ Avw`evmx cvÎ Hajong Rebelion, Dissatisfaction and Shanti Bahini, the imgq †gvnvš—, wm‡jU A‡ji Avw`evmx †cÖw¶Z I kãKi mgvR mgx¶v Chittagong Hill Tracts peace treaty. kvnwiqvi Kwei, kvwš—i c‡_ Akvš— cve©Z¨ PÆMÖvg 13. Women in ethnic minority communities. mbRxe `ªs, Avw`evmx †g‡q 14. The role of the ethnic minorities in the liberation war of Bangladesh. Course No. 309 15. The activities of christian missionaries among Ethnic minorities. Archaeological Heritage of Bengal upto 1757

Books Recommended Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Kaptai and Rangamati Course Outline R. H.Hutchinson, An Account of the Chittagons Hill Tracts 1. Important archaeological sites of Bengal : Pandurajar Dhibi, M. Ishaq, Bangladesh District Gazetteers : Chittagong Hill Tracts , BhasuVihara, Wari-Bateshwara, Mesbah Kamal and others (ed.), Santal Community in Bangladesh Problems and Chandraketugarh, Bangarh, Paharpur, Mainamati, Tamluk, Prospects Jagajjibanpur, Gaur, Lakhnauti, Pandua, . W. A. Kermani, `Chittagong Hills Tracts’, Pakistan Review, 2 : I T. H. Lewin, Hill Proverbs of the Inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2. Buddhist viharas of Bengal. Mahmud Shah Qureshi, Tribal Culture in Bangladesh 3. : remains of stupas and temples. A. B. Rajput, Among the Murungs in Bandarban Forest 4. Folk art of Paharpur and Mainamati. Haroon-er- Rashid, `Chittagong Hill Tract’, Pakistan Quarterly, 16 : 1-4 5. The sculptural art of Bengal : sculptures of the Sunga, Kushana Sarat Candra Roy, Oraon Religion and Customs and Gupta Periods, Sculptures of 7th and 8th Centuries. Abdus Sattar, Tribal Culture in Bangladesh William Van Schendel, (ed.), Francis Buchanon in Southern Bengal (1798): His 6. Second phase of sculptural art : eastern school of sculpture, Journey to Chittagong, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Noakhali and Comilla evolution and features of Pala and Sena sculpture (750-1250 AD) Ai“Y Lvj‡Kv, DivI‡`i Avw` BwZnvm 7. Paintings of Bengal (C. 1000-1250 AD) : illustrated manuscripts. A‡kvK wek¦vm, evsjv‡`‡ki ivReskx mgvR I ms¯‹…wZ 8. Architecture of Sultanate period : Adina of Pandua, AvRv` eyjeyj, cve©Z¨ PÆMÖv‡gi wÎcyiv fvlv cwiwPwZ Darashari mosque Chotta and Bara sona mosque of Gaur, Bagha Avjx Avnv¤§` Lvb AvB‡qve, Mv‡iv cvnvo A‡ji Avw`evmx mosque and Kushumba mosque of Rajshahi, Shat gumbad evsjv‡`‡ki nvRs m¤úÖv`vq Ave`ym mvËvi, Avi‡Y¨ Rbc‡` 26

mosque of Bagerhat, Gombuj Tower of Gaur, firoza tower of Course No. : 310 Pandua, Gaur fort, Goaldi mosque of Sonargaon. History of South Asia (Excluding Bangladesh) Since 1947 9. Architecture of Mughal period : Malda jami mosque, Musa Khan’s mosque, Shah Niamatullah Course Outline mosque, Khwaja Shahbaz mosque, sat gumbad mosque, Kartalab 1. (a) South Asia : Definition of South Asia, its land and people Khan mosque, tomb of Pari Bibi, jor-Bangla temple, Kantanagar (b) Geo-Political Singnificance of the Region temple, bara katra, chhota katra, Lalbagh fort, Idrakpur fort, (c) Religions of South Asia Sonakanda fort. (d) Language of South Asia 2. Post-Independence South Asia Books Recommended (a) Nation-Building and Ethnicity : (1) India, (2) Pakistan, Nazimuddin Ahmed, Mainamati. (3) Nepal, (4) Srilanda, (5) Bhutan, (6) Maldives Nazimuddin Ahmed, Mahasthan. (b) Government and politics in South Asia since 1947 : (1) India, S. Husain, Everyday Life in the Pala Empire. M.M.Hoque, Pre-historic and Proto- historic Settlement Pattern of Bengal Delta, (2) Pakistan, (3) Nepal, (4) Srilanda, (5) Bhutan, (6) Maldives B.M Morrison, Lalmai, A Cultural Center of Early Bengal. (c ) Educational development : (1) India, (2) Pakistan, K.N.Dixshit, Excavations at Paharpur, Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of (3) Nepal, (4) Srilanda, (5) Bhutan, (6) Maldives India, 55. (d) Economic development : (1) India, (2) Pakistan, (3) Nepal, A.B.M. Husain (ed.), Mainamati-Devaparvata. (4) Srilanda, (5) Bhutan, (6) Maldives , Architechture : A History through the Ages (e) Military Rule.

Sufi mostafizur Rahman (ed.), Archaeological Heritage 3. Foredign Policy and Security issues in South Asia bvwRgywÏb Avn‡g`, gnv¯’vb, gqbvgwZ I cvnvocyi A. Inter-State Relations in South Asia : bxnviiÄb ivq, evOvjxi BwZnvm (Avw`ce©) (1) India-Pakistan mimx Kzgvi mi¯^Zx, cvj hy‡Mi wPÎKjv (2) India-Sri Landa Kj¨vY Mv½yjx, cvj hy‡Mi fv¯‹h© (3) Bangladesh-India Aveyj Kvjvg †gvnv¤§` RvKvwiqv, evsjv‡`‡ki cÖZœm¤ú`, (4) Bangladesh-Pakistan †gvKv‡¤§j †nv‡mb fu~Bqv, cÖvPxb evsjvi †cvovgvwUi wkí (5) India’s Relations with Nepal and Bhutan wmivRyj Bmjvg (m¤úv.), evsjvwcwWqv (6) Bangladesh and the Smaller South Asian States G.we.Gg. †nv‡mb (m¤úv.), ¯’vcZ¨ : Kvjvbyµ‡gi GKwU avivevwnK BwZnvm (B) Security Issues in South Asia : mywd †gv¯ÍvwdRyi ingvb (m¤úv.), cÖZœZvwË¡K HwZn¨ (1) Intra-State

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4. South Asia and the World : Hasan, Mushirul and Nakazato, Naraiki (eds.), The Unfinished Agenda : Nation A. Relations with the Major Countries : Building in South Asia (1) South Asia and the United States Jalal, Ayesha, Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia : A Comparative and Historical Perspective (2) The Former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia Mitra, Subrata K., Political Parties in South Asia (3) China and South Asia Osella, Filippo and Gardner, Katy (eds.), Migration, Modernity and Social (4) South Asia and Japan Transformation in South Asia (5) South Asia and the Muslim World Sahadevan, P (ed.), Conflict and Peacemaking in South Asia (B) Relations with the World Organisations : Schofield, Victoria, Kashmir in Conflict : India, Pakistan and the Unending War (1) United Nations Organisation Shastri, Amita, and Wilson, A, Jeyaratnam, Post-Colonial State of South Asia : (2) Non-Alignment Movement Political and Constitutional Problems Stern, Robert W, Democracy and Dictatorship in South Asia : Dominant Classes (3) Organization of Islamic Conference and Political Outcomes in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 5. South Asia : Frameworks for Cooperation : Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (ed), Land, Politics and Trade in South Asia A. SAARC Thakur, Ramesh, and Wiggen, Oddny (eds), South Asia in the World : Problem B. SAPTA Solving Perspectives on Security Sustainable Development and Good Government C. SAGQ Tinker, Hugh, South Asia : A Short History D. BEMSTEC Debendra Kumar Das (ed), SAARC : Regional Co-operation and Development E. IOZP Khaled B. Sayeed, The Political System of Pakistan Paramanand, Political Development in South Asia F. IOR Monzoor Ahmed, Contemporary Pakistan : Politics, Economy and Society Ram Rahul, Modern Bhutan Books Recommended : Promed Kumar Mishra, South Asia in International Politics Athukorala, Prema-Chandra, Trade Policy Issues in Asian Development M. N. Venkataramanappa, Modern Asia Athukorale, Prema Chandra (ed.), The Economic Development of South Asia, Stanley Wolpert, Roots of Conflict in South Asia Banler, Baxter, Craig et al, Govenment and Politics in South Asia Dinesh Kumar Singh, Power Politics in South Asia Bipan Chandra, Ideology and Politics in Modern India Kalim Bahadur, South Asia in Transition Bose, Sugata and Jalal, Ayesha, Modern South Asia-History, Culture, Politics Arun Kumar Banerji (ed.), Security Issues in South Asia Economy Nancy Jetley (ed.), Regional Security in South Asia Bracken, Paul, Fire in the East : The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Barun De & Ranabir Samaddar (deds.), State Development and Political Culture Second Nuclear Age Bangladesh and India Brudnock, Robert W. Agricultural Change in South Asia Syed Anwar Husain, Superpowers and Security in the Indian Ocean : A South Chapman, Graham, The Geopolitics of South Asia : Form Early Empires to the Asian Perspective Nuclear Age W. †gvnv¤§` Avãyj I`y` fuyBqv, `w¶Y I `w¶Y-c~e© Gwkqv : mgvR I ivRbxwZ Farmer, H., An Introduction to South Asia -mvgvwRK cwieZ©b I ivR‰bwZK Dbœq‡bi iƒc‡iLv Hasan, Mushirul, Legacy of a Devided Nation : India’s Muslims Since Bqvmwgb Avn‡g` I ivLx eg©Y, `w¶Y Gwkqvi ivRbxwZ I miKvi : fviZ, cvwK¯—vb, †bcvj Independance Between Modernity and Nationalism I kªxjsKv Farmer B. H., Cylon. A Divided Nation ‰mq` wmivRyj Bmjvg, mvgvwRK cwieZ©b I Dbœqbkxj †`‡ki ivRbxwZ George, Sudhir Jacob (ed.), Intra and Inter-state Conflicts in South Asia GgvR DwÏb Avn‡g`, Zzjbvg~jK ivRbxwZ I ivR‰bwZK we‡k−lY 28

W. Zv‡iK kvgmyi †ingvb, †mbvevwnbxi f~wgKv I Dbœqb cÖm½-bqv wek¦ e¨e¯’v I Avš—R©vwZK 11. World women conferences and women of Bangladesh. ivRbxwZ Books Recommended gvmy`y¾vgvb I †di‡`Šm †nv‡mb (m¤úv.), wek¦vqb : msKU I m¤¢vebv Kumkum Sangari and Sudesh Vaid, Recasting Women Abvw`Kygvi gnvcvÎ, fvi‡Zi kvmbe¨e¯’v I ivRbxwZ| Meredith Borthwick, The Changing Role of Women in Bengal, 1849-1905 ‰mq` Av‡bvqvi †nv‡mb, evsjv‡`k, `w¶Y Gwkqv I ewn:wek¦ V. C. Joshi (ed.), Rummohun Roy and the Process of Modernization in India ‰mq` Av‡bvqvi †nv‡mb, evsjv‡`k I Bmjvgx wek¦ Sonia Nishat Amin, The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939 Chafe, William H. The American Woman, 1920-1970 (Newyork : Oxford, 1980 Blood, Robert and Donald Wolfe, Husbands and Wives : The Dynamic of Course No. 311 Married Lives (Glencoe : The Ffree Press, 1960) Anderson, Mary, Women at Work (Minneapolis : Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1951) Women Studies Jaquette, Jane S., (ed.), The Womens Movement in Latin America (Boulder : Westview), 1994. Course Outline Miller, Francesca, Latin American Woman and the Search for Social Justice 1. Introduction : Definition and scope of women studies; (Hanover : Univ. Press of New England, 1991) development of women studies, prospect of women studies, state mg‡i›`ª †mb¸ß (m¤úv.), wefve, kvi`xq msL¨v, 1991 of women studies in South Asia, state of women studies in Kgjv `vm¸ß, ¯^vaxbZv msMÖv‡g evsjvi bvix Bangladesh. wb‡ew`Zv `vk cyiKvq¯’, gyw³g‡Â bvix 2. Position of women in society : causes of the low states of women Qwe ivq, evOvjxi bvix Av‡›`vjb in society, role of family, educational institutions and religion in Zvn&wgbv Avjg, †eMg †iv‡Kqv mvLvIqvZ †nv‡mb, wPš—v-†PZbvi aviv I mgvRKg© determing the states of women. Zvn&wgbv Avjg, evsjvi mvgwqKc‡Î evOvwj gymwjg bvix mgvR 1900-1947 3. Reaction of women : emergence of organized opoosition of iZœvejx P‡Ævcva¨vq I †MŠZg wb‡qvMx (m¤úv.), fviZ BwZnv‡m bvix women; feminism : liberal, socialist and radieal feminism, balck K…òKwj wek¦vm, ¯^vaxbZv msMÖv‡gi g‡Â fvi‡Zi bvix feminism, feminism in developing countries. 4. Historical women personalities. 5. Women in modern Bengal : socio-economic condition of women in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Course No. 312 6. Women awakening in Bengal : role of personalities, press and Muslim Civilization women organizations. 7. Women liberation movement in Bengal : demand for social and Course Outline legal rights, franchise and reservation of peats in the legislature. 1. Political Ascendancy : Hazrat Muhammad (PHUH) and Khulafa- 8. Bengal women in political movement : swadeshi khilafat, non- e-Rashidun, Umayyad dynasty, Abbasid dynasty, Spain, Egyptian cooperation, civil disobedience and quit india movement, and North African Khilafats. Safavi Dynasty, Sassanid, Dynasty. language and liberation movement of Bangladesh. 2. Sassanid Civilization, Byzantine Civilization, their Contributions 9. Women in Bangladesh : women in education, profession and to Muslim Civilization. politics, empowerment of women, NGOs and women of 3. Religious Beliefs and Institutions. Bangladesh. 4. Contributions of Masjid and Madrasah. 10. Rights of women and laws of the state. 5. Rights and Obligations of Head of the States and Khalifah. 29

6. Influence of Kharezites, Shia, Asabiyya, Ashariya and Various Sects. Course No. 401 7. Muslim Family Life, Marrige, Childern, Rearing, Duties Constitutional History of South Asia Since 1773 Towards Parents, Relatives, Neighbours. 8. Social Status of Women in Islam, Slaves, Non-Muslim and Course Outline Position of Mawalis. 1. Various Parliamentary Acts, 1773-1853 9. Islamic Jurisprudence : Hadith, Quran, Ijma, Qiyas and Four 2. Act for the better Government of India, 1858 School of thoughts. 3. Indian councils Act of 1861, 1892 and 1909. 10. Economic Life, Trade and Commerce, Internal and Foreign 4. Government of India Act, 1919 (Montegu-Chemsford Reforms, Trade. 1919) 11. Contributions of the Muslim Intellectuas in World Civilization. 5. Simon Commission (1927-1930) and Nehru Report, 1928 12. Cultural Institutions and Festivals. 6. Government of India Act, 1935 13. Intellectual Flourishing. 7. Towards independence 13. Spread of Teaching and Learning, Development of Knowledge a) August proposal, 1940 and Science. b) Cripps proposal, 1942 14. Growth and Development of Town or Cities. c) Cabinet mission plan, 1946 15. Muslim art and Architecture. d) Mountbatten plan, 1947 8. Indian Independence Act, 1947 Books Recommended 9. Constitutional development of Pakistan piace 1947 Muslim Civilization : a) Pakistan constitution of 1956 S. Khuda Baksh, Islamic Civilization b) Pakistan Constitution of 1962 ⎯⎯ , The Orient under the Caliphs. 10. Bangladesh constitution of 1972 and its amendments M. Walt, Mohammad The Prophet and Statesman. 11. Indian constitution of 1950. J. Welhausen, Arab Kingdom and its Fall. P. K. Hitti, History of the Arabs. 12. Srilankan constitution of 1972 and 1978. W. Muir, The Caliphate its Rise Decline and Fall. 13. Constitution of Nepal. Lammens, Islamic Beliefs and Practices. 14. Constitution of Bhutan, 1953. Bernard Lewis, The Arabs in History. 15. Constitution of Maldives. Syed Ameer Ali, The Spirit of Islam. 16. Constitutional changes in Nepal and Bhutan since 2006. T. W. Arnold, Legacy of Islam. Wilson, B. E., Islamic History of the Middle East. ˆmq` Avgxi Avjx, Avie RvwZi BwZnvm (Abyw`Z) Books Recommended ⎯⎯ Keith A. B., A Constitutional History of India. , w¯úwiU Ae Bmjvg (Abyw`Z) Singh G. N., Landmarks in Indian Constitutional and National Development. gwdRyj−vn Kexi, gymwjg mf¨Zvi ¯^Y©hyM| Vol. I. ⎯⎯, Bmjvg I †LjvdZ| Suda J. P., Indian Constitutional Development and National Movement. BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb, Bmjvgx wek¦‡Kvl (1-24)| Kapur A. C., Constitutional History of India. Agarwal, R. C., Constitutional Development and National Movement of India Mahajan, V. D., Constitutional History of India 30

Adam Maniker, et. al., Discover Maldives 17. Leader and Leadership : Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Reza Shah Rishidesh Saha, Nepal Politics : Retrosect and Prospect Pahlavi, Amir Amanullah, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud. Rishidesh Saha, Three Decades and Two kings, 1969-1990 18. Turkish community under Soviet rule. Lok Raj barul, Constitutional Politics and Nepal 19. Arab-Israel conflict. Virginis Loaoy, Ethnic Conflict and Violence in Sri Lanka. ⎯ De Silva, C. R., Srilanka : A History 20. Institutions and organizations future of the Area.

Ram Rahul, Modern Bhutan Books Recommended Leo Rose, Politics and Bhutan Bikramjit Husrat, History of Bhutan George Lenczowski, The Middle East in World Affairs. AvZdzj nvB wkejx, †gv. gvneyei ingvb, evsjv‡`‡ki mvsweavwbK BwZnvm, 1773-1972 The Cambridge History of Islam Part-1 and 5 ‰mq` Av‡bvqvi †nv‡mb, KvRx Rv‡n` BKevj, fvi‡Zi mvsweavwbK BwZnvm (1757-1947) T. Malcom, History of Persia I, II Part. Lanepoole, Turkey Geogre Antonius, The Arab Awakening. Abdullah Frangi, The P. L. O. and Palestine. Course No. 402 A. B. Rajput, Iran Today. History of West and Central Asia, 1774-1945 N. C. Chatterjee, A History of Modern Middle East. Banani, Modernisation of Iran. Course Outline Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey. 1. Emergence of European nation-states and gradual decline of the Feredman, The Middle East. Ottoman kingdom Wilber, Iran, Past and Present. 2. Efforts to revive and reform. Albert H. Hourani, The Emergeence of the Modern Middle East. Shawdran, Oil in the Middle East. 3. Ottoman France relationship in post French Revolution era. W. W. Choudhury, Islam in the contemporary world. 4. Sultan Selim III and his reform. Ali-E-Hillal Dessouki (ed) Islamic Resurgence in the Arab World. 5. Napoleon’s invasion in Egypt. Rupert Heay, The Persian Gulf States. 6. Eastern questions : origin and courses, Greek war of W. mwdDwÏb †Rvqvi`vi, ga¨cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm 1g I 2q LÊ independence, Serbian revolt, revolt in Egypt and Ottoman †Mvjvg imyj, ga¨cÖv‡P¨i BwZnvm (ga¨hyM) kingdom. Bqvn&Bqv AvigvRvbx, ga¨cÖvP¨, AZxZ I eZ©gvb 7. Tanzimat and reformation era. 8. Crimean war and treaty of Paris. 9. Russo-Ottoman war 1877-1878. Course No. 403 10. Treaty of Berlin and partition of Ottoman kingdom. History of Modern South-East Asia upto 1945 11. Young Turks movement, revolution counter revolution role of

Midhat Pasha towards reformation Reforms of Young Turks. Course Outline 12. Balkan war-course and effects. 1. South East Asian countries : location, area, population and geo- 13. First World War and Ottoman kingdom political importance. 14. Paris Peace conference :Treaty of sevres 2. Western penetration : Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French 15. Turkish national struggle and Treaty of Lausanne and American. 16. Mandatory rule and emergence of nation state in West Asia. 31

3. Burma (Myanmar) : foundation of Konbaung dynasty, Anglo-Burmese Course No. 404 wars, occupation and annexation, traditional administrative system, History of Modern East Asia upto 1945 Buddhism and society, nationalist movement, independence. 4. Thailand : foundation of Chakri dynasty, Rama, I, II, III, IV Course Outline (Mongkut), V (Chulalongkorn) VI (Vagiravudh), politics between 1. Geographical features, ethnic groups, language and culture. two World Wars. 2. Beginning of modern East Asian history: coming of the 5. Indo-China (Vietnam, Cambodia, Kampucia, Laos) : French colonial Europeans. administration, Ho Chi Minh and foundation of Indo-Chinese 3. Pre-modern China : monarchy, society, economy, communist party, nationalist movement and Viet Minh, establishment administration, philosophy and culture. of republic of Vietnam. 4. European trade mission to China in the Eighteenth century: 6. Malaya : occupation of Penang, foundation of Singapore, acquisition Canton Trade, attitude towards foreigners, the opium trade and of Malacca, Straits Settlement, residential system, slow growth of 1st Anglo-Chin war (1840-42) nationalist movement, politics between two World Wars. 5. Unequal treaties between China and European powers: 7. Indonesia : Dutch colonial administration, Van den Bosch and a) treaty of Nanking and the Bouge, 1840-42 Culture System, nationalist movement, Sukarno and independence. b) Tientsin treaty, 1858 8. The Philippines : Spainsh colonial administration, American c) Peking convention, 1860. occupation and administration, islamizatiom of South Philippines, 6. Rebellions and movements in China in the 19th and 20th centuries : Moro-Spanish war, nationalist movement and independence. 9. Japanese occupation : Impact on South East Asian politics. a) Taiping rebellion, 1853-1861 b) Nien rebellion. Books Recommended c) Muslim rebellion in Yunan Bastin John (ed.), The Emergence of Modern South East Asia 1511-1957. d) Boxer Movement, 1899-1901 Cady, John F. A History of Modern Burma. e) Red Arrow rebellion, 1920-30 Hall, D. G. E. A History of South East Asia. 7. Reform movements in China : Harrison, Brian, South East Asia : A Short History. Panikkar, K. M. Asia and Western Dominance. a) self strengthening movement, 1860-70 Steinberg, David (ed.), In Search of South East Asia : A Modern History. b) Hundred Days of reforms, 1898 Trager, F. N. Burma−From Kingdom to Republic. c) reactionary reforms under Manchus, 1905 Bresnan, John, Crisis in the Philippines : The Marcos Era and Beyond. 8. Traditional foreign policy of China : Activities of the Recleafs, Indonesia. ImperialistsÑ conflict with Western powers. occupation of Gg. kg‡ki Avjx, †gv‡iv msMÖv‡gi BwZnvm (1570-1998) Formosa, Sinkiang and Annam, First Sino-Japanese War and the wmivRyj Bmjvg, B½-egx© m¤úK©, 1647-1885 Shimonosheki treaty (1894-9), Trpartite intervention in China, gymv Avbmvix, B‡›`v‡bwkqv I gvj‡qwkqv| China-Russia Secret Treaty, spheres of interest and spheres of influence, open door policy of the USA, (1899), Russo-Japanese war (1904-05) 10. Democratic political culture in China : Dr. Sun Yat Sen, formation of the Kuomintang Party and the revolution of 1911. 32

11. Establishment of the phantom republic: President Yuan-Shi-kai, Andrew C. Nahm. Korea : Tradition and Transformation. warlordism, development of Japanese imperialism in China, 21 Carter J. Eckert, Korea : Old and New : A History. point Demands of Japan on China, First World War, May Fourth Edwin O. Reischauer, Japan : The Story of a Nation. movement (1919), rise of Chiang Kai-Shek. Harold M. Vinacke, M. History of the Far East in Modern Times. 12. Beginning and development of socialism in China : Mao-Tse- Immanuel C. Y. Hsu, The Rise of Modern China. John Cooper, A Quiet Revolution : Political Development in the Republic of Tung and the formation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China. Communist-Kuomintang conflict, occupation of Manchuria by John K. Fairbank, Edwin D. Reichauer, Abkert M. Craig, East Asia : Tradition Japan, the Long March (1953). and Transformation. 13. Second Sino-Japanese war (1937-45) John Livingston, Post War Japan : 1945 to the Present. 14. Chinese civil war (1945-49) Jonathan D. Spence, The Search for Modern China. Ki-Baik Lee, A New History of Korea. Mikison lane, Japan : A Historical Survey. Paul, H Clyde and Burton F. Beers, The Far East : A History of Western Impacts Japan and Eastern Responses, 1830-1971/ 1. Pre-modern Japan and the Tokugawa Shogunate Peter Duus, The Rise of Modern Japan. 2. William Perry and opening of Japan, 1953-54 Thomas Gold, State and Society in the Taiwan Miracle. 3. Meiji Restoration, 1868 : transformation of Japan the Whitney Hall, Japan. Constitution 1889. kvqLyj Bmjvg gvgyb wRqv`, AvaywbK c~e© Gwkqvi BwZnvm 4. Rise of Japan as a imperialist and industrialized power, the wm×v_© ¸n ivq, AvaywbK `~i cÖvP¨ : Pxb I Rvcv‡bi BwZnvm SinoÑJapan war, 1894-95, RussoÑJapanese war, 1904-05. my‡eva Kzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq, AvaywbK c~e© Gwkqv wPb I Rvcvb (1800- 5. Rise of militarism: role of Japanese military, the Zaibatsu, occupation in Manchuria, and Mongolia and North China, China 1950) st Course No. 405 and Japan and the 1 World War, declaration of greater East Latin American History Asian Policy, attack on the Pearl Harbour. Korea Course Outline Opening of Korea, 1876 1. Geographical location of Latin America: Physical diversity and Occupation of Korea by Japan, 1910 its impact on history, Justification for the name Latin America, Characteristics of Japanese colonial rule, 1910-1945 Unity in diversity, different ethnic nationalities. Nationalist movement in KoreaÑKorea under allied powers (The 2. Discovery of America and white settlements: Christopher USAMGIK)Ñdivision of Korea, 1945 Columbus and the beginning of Spanish colonialism, Discovery of Mongolia Brazil by Portugal. Creation of the Mongolian republic in outer Mongolia 1907-1950 3. Colonial rule in Latin America: Civilian administration, Economy, missionary activities, education, Literature and culture.

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1800-1830; different nationalist leaders─Simon Bolivar, San Martin

etc; independence of Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Columbia, Books Recommended 33

Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil; recognition by the 18. Anarchy in Columbia: assassination of Gaitan and violence, the United States and the Monroe doctrine. conservative age, the national front, commercial sale of narcotics the 5. Experiments in political stability: The Caudillo system in guerilla activities. different countries. 19. Central America, 1945-2011: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras 6. Formation of nation: economic transformation of Peru, construction and Panama, U.S. policy towards central America. 20. Cuban Revolution and its aftermath: Arnest Che Guavara, global of railway, role of the positivists, reform programme of Mexico, impact, missile crisis, (1961-1962), Dominican Republic and Perfiriato, Central America, coffee Cultivation. Nicaragua, Cuba in the post Cold War era. 7. Ways of life of the Latin Americans in the nineteenth century: 21. National security : State and military uprising (1980s)─Argentina, different ethnic communities: American Indians; Mestizos and Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, areas of conflicts. Mulattos, end of slavery, women, rural life, agricultural economy,, industries, religion, and the church system. 8. Cultural life in the nineteenth century: Psychological freedom, literature, its 22. Democratization and conflicts since 1980s: Retreat and neo impact on politics and philosophy, modernism, anti-American feeling, liberalism, transition to democracy: Peru, Argentine, Brazil, international trade, advent of immigrants, settlement and participation in economic activities, Pan- Americanism, Spanish-American War and Cuba Neo-Populism, Sandinista vs. Contra. (1898). 23. Latin America in twenty-first century: Latin America in unipolar 9. Latin American in the twentieth century: Populism and populist leaders, world, Latin Americans in the homogenous appearance, challenges of reform programmes of different countries. 21st Century, Honduras : Preservation of native culture and heritage, 10. Latin America and the first World War: 1914-1918. Hugo Chavez and new challenges to America, Latin America in 11. Authoritarian rule in the Carribean region and the United States: Estrada World games and sports. Cabrera (Guatemala). Garcia Menokal (Cuba) and Gerardu Macado (Cuba). 12. Construction of the Panama Canal: 1907-1911: Panamian Revolution old Books Recommended republic in Brazil and Peru in the 1920s. Leslie Bethell (1998), A Cultural History of Latin America. 13. Revolutions in Latin America, 1916-1920: Brazilian Revolution, 1924- Clayton, Lawrence A, et. at.(1999), A History of Modern Latin America. 27. Revolution in Nicaragua, 1927-30. Munog, Heraldo [ed].(1996), Latin American Nations in World Politics. 14. Great Depression and Latin America: a) Economic nationalism and social Booth, John A, et. al. (2003), Understanding Central America : Global Forces, th reforms, b) U.S. policy toward the Carribean basin. c) Classic dictators, Rebellion and Change(4 edition). Batista and Trajillo. Parry, J. H. (1990), The Spanish Seaborne Empire. 15. Latin American cultural life in the 1920s: Gender equality-violence, the Skidmore, Thomas E. (2001), Modern Latin America. cinema industry, literature and labor movement. Keen, Benjamin (1986), Latin American Civilization. 16. Latin America and the World War II: Nazi and Fascist influence, inter- Booth, John A. (1999), Understanding Central America. America defense system, role of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, formation of Burns, Bradford E. (1986), Latin America : A Concise Interpretive History. the organization of American states (OAS). Levine, Robert M. (1998), Father of the Poor : Vargas and his Era. 17. Latin America since 1945: Mxico : Different regimes, the zapatista Lynch, John (1986), The Spanish American Revolutions, 1808-1826. rebellion in 1994, economic development and the formation of Elliott, J. H. (1990), Imperial Spain. NAFTA. ZvbwR`v †eMg (1981), jvwZb Av‡gwiKv|

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Course No. 406 Books Recommended History of Europe, 1789-1945 Gordon A. Craig, Europe Since 1815 Marvin Perry and Others, Western Civilization A Concise History Vol. II Course Outline J. D. Chambers and P. J. Madgwick, Conflict and Community Europe Since 1750. C.J. H. Hayes, Modern Europe to 1870. 1. French Revolution : Europe on the eve of the French Revolution, C. J. H. Hayes, Modern Europe Since 1870. causes and course of the French Revolution. F. Lee Benns, Europe Since 1914 in Its World Setting. 2. Napoleon Bonarparte : rise, domestic policy, continental system, E. Lipson, Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Napoleon and Europe, Napoleon and the Pope, Napoleon and Denis Richard, An Illustrated History of Modern Europe. nationalism, fall of Napoleon. cÖfvZvsï gvBwZ, BD‡iv‡ci BwZnv‡mi iƒc‡iLv 3. Post-Napoleonic Europe : Vienna settlement and Metternich, cÖdzj− PµeZ©x, BD‡iv‡ci BwZnvm European concert, suppression of liberalism in central Europe, Spain and Portugal. Course No. 407 4. Democratic and nationalistic movement: July Revolution (1830), History of the United States of America, 1865-1945 February revolution (1848), Louis Napoleon and Second French

republic, Nationalism in Hapsburg empire. Course Outline 5. Russia : Nicholas I and the Crimean war, reforms of Alexander II, reactionary policy under Alexander III and Nicholas II, Russo- 1. Post civil war reconstruction (1865-1877): Abraham Lincoln and Japanese war, Revolution of 1905, Bolshevick Revolution of 1917. President Johnson’s reconstruction plans, reconstruction plans of 6. Reconstruction of Europe: unification of Italy, unification of the Congress, the Southern reconstruction politics, end of the Germany, Napoleon III and the second French empire. reconstructions. 7. Eastern question : origins of the Eastern question, Greek War of 2. The United States’ society, economy and culture (1877-1900): Independence, Crimean war, Russo-Turkish war, treaty of massive and large scale industrialization, urbanization, impact of Berlin, influence of Germany on Ottoman Empire, Balkan wars, pragmatism of social science and philosophy. Balkan league. 3. Transformation of the West and the South: settlement in the west 8. Era of armed peace (1871-1914) : alliance system of Bismarck, and the transformation of the south, growth of the Workers’ breakdown of Bismarck’s alliance system, Franco-Russian alliance, organizations, reformists and the radicals, the populist Anglo-German relations. movement. 9. First World War : causes, Serajevo incident, Austrian steps, July 4. Emergence of the US as a world power: changed foreign policy, crisis, responsibility of the powers, Paris Peace Treaties. the Spanish-American war of 1898, open door policy towards 10. Expansion of Europe : Causes and results of the founding of colonies China, the Caribbean and the Mexican policy and the relations in the 19the century, difference between colonialism and imperialism, with Japan. aims and effects of imperialism. 5. Progressivism (1890-1914): genesis of progressivism, infiltration 11. Capitalism : origin and characteristics of capitalism, beginning of of progressivism in US politics, efforts to achieve a balance, th modern capitalism, capitalism of the 20 century. Theodore Roosevelt and the Taft administrations, the foreign 12. Socialism : origin and aims of socialism, pre- Marxian socialism, Policy. Karl Marx’s doctrine, spread of and importance of socialism. 6. World War I and the USA: Reasons behind the US’s

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7. Background of the Paris Peace Conference: fourteen points Course No. 408 peace plan of President Wilson, the role of USA in the History of Bangladesh establishment of the League of Nations, World War I and the US public opinion. Course Outline 8. The decade of the 1920s: new society, search for peace, the 1. Partition of Bengal in 1947 : historical background. Republican’s ascendancy in the White House, it’s causes and the 2. Language Movement (1947-1952) : background, events and economic prosperity. significance 9. The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1933): Causes of 3. Constitutional development of Pakistan. the depression, depression and President Herbert Hoover, impact 4. Movement for autonomy : emergence of Political Parties, United of the depression on US society, election of Franklin D Front, election of the Provincial Assembly of East Bengal, Roosevelt and the New Deal- industries, workers and banks United Front ministries. under the new deal, an evaluation of the New Deal. 5. Promulgation of Martial Law; Military rule 1958-1962 : nature 10. The World War II and the US society: sentiment for peace, end and reactions; system of Basic Democracies. of isolationism, Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, the US entry to 6. Bengali nationalist movement : movement of 1962-64; 14-Point the World War II, US activities in Europe and Pacific region, programme of National Awami Party; 6-point programme of the victory in Europe, victory against Japan. impact of the war on Awami League and its historical significance; Agartala case; US society and economy. mass upsurge of 1969.

Books Recommended 7. Bengali political leadership : A. K. Fazlul Huq, H. S. Jear Christie and Leonard Dinnersteiw (ed.), America Since World war II Sahrawardy, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, Sheikh Mujibur Historical Interpretation Rahman. David Burner and Others, An American Portrait : A History of the United States 8. Military rule of 1969 : legal framework order, general election of Second Edition, vol. 2 1970, non-co operation movement of 1971. Norman K. Risjord, America : A History of the United State since 1865 vol. 2 9. Initial differences between East Bengal and West Pakistan; Dewey W. Granthan, The United States since 1945 : The Ordeal of Power development of colonial economy in East Bengal. Allen Weinstein, Fredom and Crisis : An American History since 1860. 10. Liberation War of Bangladesh : Mujibnagar Government and Brooks Gruver Rebecca. An American History. its activities; role of India and super powers; contributions of the David Burner, et. al. The American People (combined) Dollar et. al. America Changing Times since 1865, Vol. II. immigrant Bangladeshis. Irwin Unger, These United States : The Questions of Our Past since 1865, Vol. II. 11. Constitutional development Bangladesh : constitution of 1972 John A. Garraty, The American Nation : A History of the US since 1865. and its amendments. Mary Beth Norton et al. A People and a Nation : A History of the United States, 12. Governments of Bangladesh. Vols. I and II. 13. Military coup d’etat of 1975 and political change; military coup Richard Polenberg, War and Society : The US, 1914-45 d’etat of 1984; mass-movement of 1990. Stephen B. Oates, Portrait of America Vol. II 14. Elections of Bangladesh (1973-2008) Thomas A. Bailey, The American Pageant : A History of the Republic Vol, II. 15. Transformation of political culture in post-independence A diplomatic History of the American People by thomas A. Bailey. Bangladesh. Thomas A. Bailey, A Diplomatic History of the American People. 16. Cultural and economic development of Bangladesh.

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Books Recommended: 3. Charactuestics of Bangladesh economy: hindrances to economic Rangalal Sen, Political Elites of Bangladesh. development ways and means to eradicate it, means of rapid Rounaq Jahan, Pakistan Failure in National Integration. economic development, role of public vs private sector in K. B. Sayeed, Political System of Pakistan. Bangladesh economy, free market economy. Shyamal Ghosh, The Awami League. 4. Historical background of economic backwardness of Bangladesh M. B. Nair, Politics of Bangladesh Golam Hosain, General Ziaur Rahman and The BNP: Political Transformation economy: exploitation, corruption, inefficiency, absence of of a Military Regime. welfare economic policy and activity. A M A Muhith, Emergence of a Nation 5. Role of agriculture: agricultural backwardness and defective Syed Saad Andaleeb (ed.), Political Culture in Bangladesh marketing system of agricultural products, contribution of Shamsul I. Khan et. al, Political Culture, Political Parties and the Democratic agricultural sector in national economy, Goverment policy for Transition in Bangladesh agricultural development. Rounaq Jahan (ed.), Bongladesh : Promise and Performance 6. Trends of industrial development in Bangladesh: success and Aveyj dRj nK, evsjv‡`‡ki kvmb e¨e¯’v I ivRbxwZ| failure, industrialization in public sector, goverment. industrial Aveyj dRj nK, evsjv‡`‡ki ivRbxwZ : msNvZ I cwieZ©b| policy, small industries. Aveyj dRj nK, evsjv‡`‡ki ivRbxwZ ms¯‹…wZi ¯^iƒc 7. : its importance in the economy, W. †gv. gvneyei ingvb, evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm, 1947-1971| development and hindrances to development. ewki Avj †njvj, fvlv Av‡›`vj‡bi BwZnvm| 8. Importance of MACRO and MICRO credit in Bangladesh AvwZDi ingvb I †jwbb AvRv`, fvlv Av‡›`vj‡bi A_©‰bwZK cUf~wg| economy. AvwZDi ingvb, gyw³hy‡×i cÖ¯‘wZce© : Amn‡hv‡Mi w`b¸wj| 9. Population in Bangladesh: problem and prospect, manpower : ‡gmevn Kvgvj, Avmv` I Ebmˇii MYAf¨yÌvb volume and characteristics, means of developing skilled labour. Agy‡j›`y †`, ¯^vaxb e½f~wg MV‡bi cÖqvm I cwiYwZ| 10. Import and export trade of Bangladesh : garments, tea, leather, mvjvDwÏb Avn‡g` I Ab¨vb¨ (m¤úv:), evsjv‡`‡ki gyw³ msMÖv‡gi BwZnvm| vegetables, fish and shrimp. wmivRyj Bmjvg (m¤úv.), evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnvm, 1707-1971, 1g, 2q I 3q LÛ| 11. Natural resources of Bangladesh : definition, description and Aveyj gvj Avãyj gywnZ, evsjv‡`k : RvwZiv‡óªi D™¢e| importance of natural resources. ˆmq` Av‡bvqvi †nv‡mb, evsjv‡`‡ki Afy¨`‡q civkw³i f~wgKv| 12. a) Natural Gas : its role, stock, demand and uses, international co-operation for its development, b) forest resources: description, importance and measures takes for its development. Course No. 409 13. Transport system : its role and impact on Bangladesh economy. Economic Development of Bangladesh since 1947 14. International co-operation in the economic development of Bangladesh : USAID, CIDA, DANIDA, JAICA, KOICAR, Course Outline International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development 1. Economic development: definition and means to ascertain it. Bank, UNIEFF. 15. Official devolopment assistance : Foreign Direct Investment 2. Bangladesh economy and its structure: national income, sources (FDI), foreign NGOs and their role. of national income, GNP. NNP GOP, importance of the study of 16. Man power : importance, export of man power to Malaysia, national income, method of measuring national income. South Korea, Japan, Saudi-Arabia, USA Western Europe and 37

other countries of Western Asia, remittance and its role in the 6. Comparative method of research : Karl Marx (1818-83), Max economic development of Bangladesh. Weber (1864-1920), Emil Durkheim (1885-1917). 17. Poverty alleviation in Bangladesh : role of NGOs and PRSPs. 7. Quantitative and qualitative measurement : need for Books Recommended : measurement, parts of measurement process, quantitative Hossain, Mosharraf (1991), Agriculture in Bangladesh : Performance, problems conceptualization and operationalization, determining the qualitative and Prospects conceptualization and operationalization, reliability and validity.

Faland and Parkinson, Bangladesh : A Test Case of Development. 8. Social research and theory : definition of theory, parts of theory, Khan and Hossain, Strategy of Development in Bangladesh. different aspects of theory, range of theory, level of theory. M. P. Todaro, Economic Development in the Third World 9. Literature review : objectives, methods of searching research related Azizur Rahman Khan, The Economy of Bangladesh books and articles, taking notes, review methods, model reviews. Abdullah Farouk, Changes in the Economy of Bangladesh. 10. Methods of data collection and analysis: definition of data, sources, ‰mq` AvKgj gvngy`, evsjv‡`‡ki A_©bxwZ (2003) types of sources, analysis and explanation, classification of collected ‡`ŠjZzbœvnvi Lvbg, evsjv‡`‡ki A_©bxwZ data, analysis and explanation. kvgmyj Kexi Lvb, wek¦we`¨vjq gÄyix Kwgkb cÖKí 11. Report writing : title page, preface and acknowledgement, table of contents, text of report, methods of using quotations, citation of information, appendix, bibliography. Course No. 410 12. Research proposal : selection of appropriate theme, presentation of the subject matter, hypothesis, justification, review of research related Research Methodology and Field Study books, articles and other literature, methodology, selected bibliography. 13. Plagiarism. Part 1 : Research Methodology (Marks 50%) Part 2 : Field Study (Marks 50%)

Course Outline Course Outline 1. Research : definition and nature, characteristics and objectives, 1. To Visit any of the following archeological Sites and Museuns : types of research, basic and applied research. (a) Mahasthan 2. Research methodology: meaning and types of research methods. (b) Paharpur 3. Historical method of research : nature, scope and importance, (c) Bagha Mosque different steps of research, sources of information, primary and (d) Kushumba Mosque secondary sources. (e) Chhoto Sona Masjid 4. Experimental method of research : nature and types, laboratory (f) Puthia Zamidarbari variables, independent variables and dependent variables, (g) Natore Zamidarbari (h) Dighapatia Zamidarbari experimental method of research in social sciences. (i) Varendra Research Museum 5. Survey method of research : nature and types, advantages and (j) Mahasthan Museum disadvantages, sampling, types and shape of sampling, (k) Paharpur Museum knowledge of statistics, observation, interview, questionnaire 2. To Write a Monograph on the Field Visit.

and case study. Books Recommended : Saravanavel, P. Research Methodology 38

Jacques Barzum and Herry F.Graff, The Modern Research. 3. Establishment of British rule in New Zealand : New Zealand Company, treaty Babble, E. R. Survey Research Methods. of Waitangi (1840), Charles H Backstrom and Gerald D.Horsh, Survey Research Maori king movement (1858), European settlement and Government until Curtis D.Hardwich, and Petrinovitch Lewis, Understanding Research in the 1890. 4. Liberal government and World War I Social Sciences. 5. The Great Depression and reform Ahmed Dr. Neaz, Research Methods in Social Sciences. 6. Rule of Michael Joseph Savage in New Zealand. Neuman, W. Lawrence, Basics of Social Research. 7. National Party dominance. 8. Third Coalition Government (1975-1984) Course No-411 9. New Zealand in the Twenty First century : Helen Clark, John Key. History of Australia and New Zealand Recommended Books : Course Outline A.G. L. Shaw, Growth and Development of Australia,(1964) 1. Geography of Australia : land, rivers, climate, plants and animals. Brian Fitzpatrick, British Imperialism and Australia, 1783-1833 2. Population : Australian aborigins. C. M. H. Clark, A History of Australia, 5 vol. 3. Early European exploration : Portuguese and Spanish sailings, Dutch invasion, C. M. H. Clark, A Short History of Australia. British expenditions and claims. F. K. Crowley, A New History of Australia (1975) 4. Foundation of Australia : early years, penal settlements, foundation of Sydney, Ronald M. Younger, The Changing World of Australia. early difficulties, rule of Lachlan Macquarie. Sir Earnest Scott. A Short History of Australia. 5. Exploration of Australia : Matthew Flinder’s exploration, crossing the Blue Mountain, Charles stuart’s explorations. K. W. Robinson M. A. Australia, New Zealand and the South West Pacific 6. Early Australian society : The Squatters, Immigration problem, Gold-rush, A.K. Macdougall, Australia: An Illustrated History, 2004 English and Australian societies in the early nineteenth century. 7. Early Australian society and the prisoners : Reasons for transportation of convicts, government policy towards convicts, rectification procedures of the convicts. Course No. 412 8. Movement for Federation : Expansion of Australia, Development of railway International Law and Organization network, British labour movement (1891) and rise of Labour Party. Course Outline 9. Australia and World War I : Drift to war, the imperial force, Gallipoli war, War in Egypt, impact of World War I. 1. International law : definition, development, nature and 10. Australia between two World Wars : fall of Billy Hughes, rise of conservatism, characteristics, sources, subjects, status. Australia in the air, Great Depression. 2. Relation between international and municipal law : Theories, 11. The Menzies era (1949-1966) : ANZUS treaty, white Australia policy, role of municipal rules in international law, international law economic development, Vietnam war, aboriginal rights. 12. Labour rule in Australia : End of white Australia, New nationalism, Modern before municipal courts. culture. 3. International personality : definition and characteristics, states, 13. Australia in the Twenty First century : John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia international organizations , individuals, other entities. Gillard. 4. Recognition: states and government : dejure and defacto recognition, 14. Australian Culture : Arts, Literature and society. modes of giving recognition, effects of recognition, effects of non New Zealand 1. Geography : land, rivers, climate, plants and animals. recognition, recognition of belligerency and mass uprising. 2. People and society : ethnic groups and languages, early Maori life, European 5. Succession of states : kinds of succession of states, obligations of contact. successor states, emergence of Bangladesh and succession. 6. State territory: extent, modes of acquisition. 39

7. Jurisdiction : jurisdiction on territorial sea or maritime belt, Course No. 413 jurisdiction on open sea, jurisdiction over international rivers. History of Antarctica 8. Diplomatic envoys and consuls : definition, classification, duties, Course Outline rights and privileges. Procedure of settling international disputes 1. Geographical locations, climate, flora and fauna. through peaceful means. 2. History of the discovery of Antarctica: geographical discovery 9. Treaties : definition and kinds of treaties, conditions for the validity of and war, voyages and the age of discovery (from the age of treaty, ratification of treaty, participation of third states in treaties, heroism down to the arctic history). termination of treaties. 10. Intervention : definition of intervention, grounds for intervention. 11. Extradition: laws of extradition, methods of extradition, 3. Captain James Cook and discovery of the Sandwich island, the first relevance of Bangladesh. landing on Southern Georgia, activities of the seal hunters, discovery of 12. Political asylum : nature, laws of giving and refusing asylum. South Shetlands, Trinity peninsula and the main land of Antarctica in 13. War: definition, laws of land warfare, laws of aerial warfare, 1819, discovery of the Northern Graham islands, movements and laws of maritime warfare, termination of war, treatment of activities of the whale hunters (1843-1894). wounded and dead bodies, treatment of prisoners of war, 4. Antarctica Renaissance, 1897-1922. treatment of civilians. 5. The whaling industry and formation of the Discovery 14. International law and state sovereignty. Committee, 1908-1938. 15. Neutrality : definition of neutrality, rights and obligations of 6. Activities of different countries in the Antarctica in the national neutral states. level : strategic and economic factors, international law and the 16. The United Nations Organization : aims and objectives composition establishment of claims of different countries, conflicts among the and functions of the Security Council, composition, powers and claimant countries, attitudes of non-claimant countries. functions of the International Court of Justice. 7. Metrological Science of Antarctica. 8. Beginning of scientific research and investigation, establishment Books Recommended : of research centres and posts of various nations, beginning of L. Oppenheim, International Law : A Treatise Vol. I L. Oppenheim , International Law : A Treatise Vol. II, Disputes, War and Neutrality shipping and air service. Richard N. Swift, International Law : Current and Classic 9. Pollution of the environment of Antarctica and its prevention. Georg Schwarzenberger, A Manual of International Law 10. The United Nations conferences on Antarctica and signing of Macolm N. Shaw, International Law different treaties. J. G. Starke, Q. C. An Introduction to International Law 11. Voyages of Argentina, Chile and Great Britain to Antarctica Lord Mcnair, The Law of Treaties (1925-50), the Falkland Islands crisis (1908 to present day). Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law 12. Establishment of the authority of different countries on Antarctica and on the Sub-Antarctica islands. 13. Global warming and the increasing importance of Antarctica in the international sphere.

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Books Recommended: Banks, Roger, The Unrelenting Ice Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, The Friendy Arctic Kirwan, L P., A History of Polar Exploration , The White Road : A Survey of Polar Exploration. Eklurd, Carl R, Antarctica. Chapman, Walker, The Story of Antarctica Discovery. Debenham, Frank, In the Arctic : Stories of Scotl`s Last Expedition. Baird, Patrick D., The Polar World Finn, Rome, Antarctic Conquest : The Story of the Ronne Expedition, Hatherton, Trevor, Antarctica. Davis, J. K, High Latitude. Bertram, G. C. L, Antarctica : Today and Tomorrow. Christic, E. W. Hunter, The Antarctic Problem. Cockrill, Ross, Antarctic Hazard. Kimble, G. H. T and Good, Dorotny, Geography of the Northlands.