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Ethnic activism and civil society in South Asia edited by David N. Gellner.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Governance, conflict and civic action series ; 2.
- Governance, conflict and civic action ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minorities--Political activity--South Asia.
- Minorities.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects--South Asia.
- Ethnicity.
- Civil society--South Asia.
- Civil society.
- South Asia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
- South Asia.
- South Asia--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 367 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Sage [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume, the second in the Governance, Conflict, and Civic Action series, examines civil society in South Asia through case studies of different kinds of ethnic ('communal') activism. With chapters covering Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India (Darjeeling, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu), it avoids the 'methodological nationalism' so frequent in social science publications on the region. The articles examine Hindu nationalism, Dalit activism in India and Nepal, and the Janajati movement in Nepal, and show how they are animated by common ideals and themes, such as emphasis on the involvemen
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Young Men's Public Activities and Hindu Nationalism; 3 - Activists and Adivasis; 4 - Reconstructing Jaff na; 5 - Ethnic (P)reservations; 6 - Becoming a Dalit Panther; 7 - Dalit Christian Activism in Contemporary Tamil Nadu; 8 - Struggles against Domination; 9 - Intellectuals and Ethnic Activism; 10 - Tamang Activism, History, and Territorial Consciousness; 11 - Ruling Social Groups-From Species to Nations; Glossary and Abbreviations; About the Editor and Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 97878132100867
- 9786612425530
- 9789352802524
- 9352802527
- 9788132112754
- 813211275X
- 9781282425538
- 1282425536
- 9788132104223
- 8132104226
- OCLC:
- 536293813
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