TY - BOOK AU - Phadnis,Urmila AU - Ganguly,Rajat TI - Ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia SN - 9788170361497 U1 - 320.540954 PY - 2001/// CY - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, CA PB - Sage Publications KW - Ethnicity KW - Politics and government KW - South Asia N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/00059158-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/00059158-t.html ER -