The author examines the theoretical approaches to the study of ethnicity and nation-building; the ethnic layout of the South Asian region; the specific state structures of the countries studied and the attitudes of central regimes to the issue of ethnic identities; specific ethnic movements in the countries examined; and, the constraints and compulsions within which regimes handle domestic ethnic assertion. The study points out both the similarities of conditions between the South Asian political systems and the differences in specific cases both as regards assertion of ethnic identities as well as their handling by the regimes. This study also situates the politics of ethnicity in the global geo-political context.
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`The author bases her diagnosis of ethnic ills on the minutiae of historical records (for which her book is well worth reading), clearly demonstrating the origins of the separatism of the Dravidians, Buluchis, Sikhs, Chittagong hill tribes and so on.' - The Times of India
`The book provides an appraisal of different theoretical approaches to the study of ethnicity and nation-building. It delineates the ethnic composition of the South Asian region, and examines the specific state structures of the countries studied.' - Community Development
`This volume is a fitting testimony to the life's work of one of the Indian subcontinent's foremost political scientists, whose death...was a tremendous loss to students and colleagues. With sensitivity and analytical rigour, Professor Phadnis addressed the central issues of regional politics in both their intrastate and interstate manifestations.' - International Affairs
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ETHNIC IDENTITY, ethnic nationalism, and ethnic conflict are definitely not new phenomena. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plural society approach, ethnic group leadership, atoll state, ethnic political movements, ethnic insurgents, communal contenders, power cake, group mobilisation, devolution package, secessionist demands, federating units, employment avenues, ethnic dynamics, collective mobilisation, demographic stress, ethnic turmoil, interest convergence, ethnic pluralities, ethnic movements, federal framework, ethnic separatism, ethnic perspectives, universal adult franchise, ethnic plurality, central leadership Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, South Asia, East Pakistan, Tamil Nadu, Soviet Union, Chief Minister, West Pakistan, Sinhalese Buddhist, Tarai Hindus, Diverse Patterns, National Assembly, Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia, Muslim League, Dravida Nadu, New Delhi, Tamil Eelam, United States, Awami League, West Bengal, Bhutanese Nepalese, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Indian Tamils, Justice Party, President Jayewardene New!
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ETHNIC IDENTITY, ethnic nationalism, and ethnic conflict are definitely not new phenomena. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plural society approach, ethnic group leadership, atoll state, ethnic political movements, ethnic insurgents, communal contenders, power cake, group mobilisation, devolution package, secessionist demands, federating units, employment avenues, ethnic dynamics, collective mobilisation, demographic stress, ethnic turmoil, interest convergence, ethnic pluralities, ethnic movements, federal framework, ethnic separatism, ethnic perspectives, universal adult franchise, ethnic plurality, central leadership Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, South Asia, East Pakistan, Tamil Nadu, Soviet Union, Chief Minister, West Pakistan, Sinhalese Buddhist, Tarai Hindus, Diverse Patterns, National Assembly, Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia, Muslim League, Dravida Nadu, New Delhi, Tamil Eelam, United States, Awami League, West Bengal, Bhutanese Nepalese, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Indian Tamils, Justice Party, President Jayewardene New!
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