Ethnicity and democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland : constructing democracy /

This book presents a close look at the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia, built around a case study of the Nepal ethnic group that lives in the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal. Grounded in historical and ethnographic resea...

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Front matter --
Asian Borderlands --
Contents --
List of Acronyms --
Glossary of Local Terms --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
1. Locating the 'Nepali' in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland --
2. The Ethnic Worldview: Framing Existential Grievances --
3. Ethnic Identity as Political Identity --
4. Manifestations of Ethnic Politics --
5. Constructing Democracy --
Conclusion --
Bibliography --
Index
1. Verfasser:
Chettri, Mona
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book presents a close look at the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia, built around a case study of the Nepal ethnic group that lives in the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal. Grounded in historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space that is home to a diverse range of ethnic identities, showing how new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics have emerged from the region.
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1 online resource (182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Issued also in print.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).
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In English.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-003-69499-3
1-04-078668-5
90-485-2750-3
9781003694991
Schlagworte:
Ethnicity > Political aspects > South Asia.
Democracy > South Asia.
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