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1 online resource (viii, 420 pages) |
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Introduction: Situating domestic politics in South Asia / Arjun Guneratne and Anita M. Weiss -- The colonial legacy / Shabnum Tejani -- India / Christophe Jaffrelot -- Pakistan / Anita M. Weiss -- Sri lanka / Arjun Guneratne -- Nepal / Pratyoush Onta and Seira Tamang -- Bangladesh / Haroun er Rashid |
| Summary |
"Pathways to Power introduces the domestic politics of South Asia in their broadest possible context, studying ongoing transformative social processes grounded in cultural forms. In doing so, it reveals the interplay between politics, cultural values, human security, and historical luck. While these are important correlations everywhere, nowhere are they more compelling than in South Asia where such dynamic interchanges loom large on a daily basis. Identity politics -- not just of religion but also of caste, ethnicity, regionalism, and social class -- infuses all aspects of social and political life in the sub-continent. Recognizing this complex interplay, this volume moves beyond conventional views of South Asian politics as it explicitly weaves the connections between history, culture, and social values into its examination of political life. South Asia is one of the world's most important geopolitical areas and home to nearly one and a half billion people. Although many of the poorest people in the world live in this region, it is home also to a rapidly growing middle class wielding much economic power. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, together the successor states to the British Indian Empire--the Raj--form the core of South Asia, along with two smaller states on its periphery: landlocked Nepal and the island state of Sri Lanka. Many factors bring together the disparate countries of the region into important engagements with one another, forming an uneasy regional entity."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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Power (Social sciences) -- South Asia
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Politics and culture -- South Asia
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Social change -- South Asia
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Human security -- South Asia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Human security
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Politics and government
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Politics and culture
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Power (Social sciences)
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Social change
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| SUBJECT |
South Asia -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
South Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Guneratne, Arjun, 1961-
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Weiss, Anita M
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| LC no. |
2021676724 |
| ISBN |
9781442225992 |
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1442225998 |
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