"The Ghost of Comilla": Authoritarian Biopolitics and Global Development in Rural East Pakistan.
The article discusses the Academy for Rural Development in Comilla, East Pakistan, led by Akhter Hameed Khan, and its pioneering socio-economic transformation efforts in rural East Pakistan, particularly in reshaping gender norms. The academy became a significant stop on the global development circu...
| Publicado en: | Diplomatic History Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 201 - 229 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2025
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