{"product_id":"6899-ethnicity-and-polity-in-south-asia","title":"Ethnicity and Polity in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Girin Phukon\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Girin Phukon\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: South Asia Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 271\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170032622\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays included in this volume provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of ethnicity on the politics of South Asian countries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays included in this volume provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of ethnicity on the politics of South Asian countries. This volume is a compilation of papers relating to various ethnic issues and problems in the states of South Asia.  The main objective of this exercise is to understand the political dynamics of ethnic identities and movements in South Asian countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthnicization of politics and politicization of ethnic identity has sharpened the ethnic consciousness in the South Asian countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India.  Most of these states have not succeeded in their attempt to build up a collective whole of their religion-cultural and ethno-linguistic pluralities.  The communalization of politics and parochial loyalties have given rise to ethno-nationalistic tendencies.  Thus ethnic conflict has adversely affected the political process of South Asian States.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is intended to understand the political dimensions of ethnicity in South Asia.  In fact, the essays included in this volume provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of ethnicity on the politics of South Asian countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirin Phukon\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS. K. Chaube\u003cbr\u003eNational Building and Ethno-Cultural Tension in South Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanabir Samaddar\u003cbr\u003eSouth Asia: Self-Determination, Forms of Autonomy and Democratic Argument\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaya Chadda\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Nationalism and the State: Pakistan’s Road to Military Dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRatna Tikoo\u003cbr\u003eEthnicity and Politics in Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChandika Basu Mazumdar\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Politics in Bangladesh: A Search for Tribal Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSekh Rahim Mondol\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Groups and Ethnicity in Bhutan: An appraisal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eR. C. Mishra\u003cbr\u003eChallenges and Opportunities of Ethnic Crisis to National-Building Process in Bhutan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnanta Raj Poudyal\u003cbr\u003eEthnicity and Crisis of Governance in Nepal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM.D. Dharamdasani\u003cbr\u003eProblem of Ethnicity in Nepal: An Overview\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGamini Samarnayake\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Conflict and Guerrilla Warfare of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlive Peacock\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Case of the Burgher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanjib Baruah\u003cbr\u003eGeneral as Governors and Politics of Ethnic Insurgency in Northeast India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH. Srikanth\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Ethnic Conflict in Northeast India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamir Kumar Das\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary Partition and its Impact on Ethnic Militant Politics of Assam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirin Phukon\u003cbr\u003eLanguage Policy and Ethnic Conflict in Northeast India: A Case of Assam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDhiren Bhagawati\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Conflict in Meghalaya: An Epitome of Northeast India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusmita Sengupta\u003cbr\u003eMigration and Ethnic Issues in Northeast India: An Analysis of the Arunachal Pradesh \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Girin Phukon \/ South Asia Publishers \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776679784617,"sku":"6899","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6899_ece78ffd-8d23-49a1-8e47-1177ff2bf30a.jpg?v=1625529560","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/6899-ethnicity-and-polity-in-south-asia","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}