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Pathways to power : the domestic politics of South Asia / edited by Arjun Guneratne and Anita M. Weiss.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human security.
- Social change.
- Politics and culture.
- Power (Social sciences).
- South Asia--Politics and government.
- South Asia.
- Politics and government.
- Power (Social sciences)--South Asia.
- Politics and culture--South Asia.
- Social change--South Asia.
- Human security--South Asia.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Summary:
- Pathways to Power introduces the domestic politics and ongoing transformative social processes of south Asia in their broadest context by exploring the interplay between politics, cultural values, and human security that looms large on a daily basis. In a cohesive set of country case studies, the text moves beyond conventional views of South Asia by systematically tracing how identity politics-based on religion, caste, ethnicity, regionalism, and social class-infuses all aspects of social and political life. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780742556850
- 0742556859
- 9780742556867
- 0742556867
- OCLC:
- 861788800
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