The Bangladesh revolution and its aftermath

Introduction                1

PART ONE: THE NATIONAL SETTING

1 The Post-Colonial State                   9

2 Social Structure and Social Classes                         23

3 The Regimes of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman                    41

PART TWO: THE CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY AND THE RISE OF ERSHAD

4 The Crisis of Legitimacy                 67

5 The 1982 Coup and the Beginning of the Ershad Era                     93

PART THREE: MILITARY IN POLITICS

6 The Military as an Interest Group               115

7 The Process of Militarization                      145

PART FOUR: ATTEMPTS AT CIVILIANIZATION AND THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT

8 The Movement for Democracy: 1983-1986                        173

9 The 1986 Elections: From Martial Law to "Civilian" Rule                        195

10 The Resurgence of the Opposition: 1987-1988                 223

PART FIVE: CONCLUSION

11 Summary and Conclusion             253

Appendix                    271

Selected Bibliography                        279

Index               297