Ethnicity and Nation-building in South Asia - Hardcover

Phadnis, Urmila; Ganguly, Rajat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761994386 ISBN 13: 9780761994381

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

'This is probably the only work that deals with the entire spectrum of South Asian ethnicity and its dynamic role in regional politics. A decade and a half later after the first edition was published, the work has become even more relevant because ethnic divisions have become sharper all across the region. This updated second edition is thus welcome' - Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Contemporary South Asia

Ethnicity, ethnic identity and ethnic nationalism have been crucial variables in the formation, re-formation and consolidation of state structures in South Asia. This book provides a comparative appraisal of the dynamics of ethnic movements in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives.

This revised edition of Ethnicity and Nation-Building in South Asia examines the diverse impulses which reinforce ethnic specificities in multi-ethnic societies and the adequacy of institutional arrangements to cope with the pressures of inter-ethnic competition for a stake in the system. The unique feature of the book is its farsighted analysis of the breadth of ethnicity in South Asia.

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Review:

'This is probably the only work that deals with the entire spectrum of South Asian ethnicity and its dynamic role in regional politics. A decade and a half later after the first edition was published, the work has become even more relevant because ethnic divisions have become sharper all across the region. This updated second edition is thus welcome' - Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Contemporary South Asia

About the Author:

Dr Rajat Ganguly is based in the School of Management and Governance at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. A specialist in international relations, conflict and security studies and Asian politics and international affairs, he has published widely in the areas of ethnic conflict, insurgency movements and Asian politics and security. His published books and monographs are: Autonomy and Ethnic Conflict in South and South-East Asia (Routledge 2012); Understanding Ethnic Conflict (Longman 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010); Ethnic Conflict (Sage 2009); Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism in South and Southeast Asia (Sage 2003); Ethnicity and Nation-Building in South Asia (Sage 2001); and Kin State Intervention in Ethnic Conflicts (Sage 1998). Dr Rajat Ganguly can be contacted at

Murdoch University
90 South Street Murdoch
Western Australia, Australia 6150.
Email: R.Ganguly@murdoch.edu.au 

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761994386
• ISBN 13: 9780761994381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 468