Ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia /

Phadnis, Urmila.

Ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia / - Rev. ed. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2001. - 467 p. ;

Ethnicity and Nation-Building Approaches and IssuesEthnic Groups in South Asia An OverviewSouth Asian States Systems Diverse Patterns, Similar TendenciesCentral Leadership and Ethnicity Perspectives, Policies and StrategiesEthnic Movements Dynamics of Demand-DivergenceEthnic Dynamics of Autonomist and Secessionist DemandsEthnic Separatism External DimensionsConclusion

This study of ethnic identities and their assertion in the South Asian states of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal describes the formation and politicization of ethnic groups and seeks to explain the challenges this process poses to nation-building

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Ethnicity
Politics and government
South Asia.

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