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Ethnicity, Security and Separatism in India
Maya Chadda
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Description for Ethnicity, Security and Separatism in India
paperback. Ethnic tensions, a consistent hallmark of Indian politics, have escalated dramatically since the 1980s and have weakened India's unity and its role as the dominant power in the region. This book examines the connections between internal and external policy and the ways in which domestic ethnic conflicts shape a state's international security perceptions and policies. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JPSN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
A hallmark of Indian politics, ethnic tension have escalated dramatically since the 1980s, endangering India's unity as a sovereign democracy. Although a succession of governments has attempted to resolve them, these conflicts have weakened India's role as the dominant power in the region. This work examines the connections between internal and external policy and explores the ways in which domestic tensions, particularly arising from ethnic and sectarian heterogenity, shape India's role in the region. The book studies movements in Punjab, Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, which escalated throughout the 1980s and influenced India's relations with Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It argues ... Read more
A hallmark of Indian politics, ethnic tension have escalated dramatically since the 1980s, endangering India's unity as a sovereign democracy. Although a succession of governments has attempted to resolve them, these conflicts have weakened India's role as the dominant power in the region. This work examines the connections between internal and external policy and explores the ways in which domestic tensions, particularly arising from ethnic and sectarian heterogenity, shape India's role in the region. The book studies movements in Punjab, Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, which escalated throughout the 1980s and influenced India's relations with Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It argues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231107372
SKU
V9780231107372
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Reviews for Ethnicity, Security and Separatism in India
Chadda has produced a superb analysis... Her thesis is that traditional pluralist conceptions of states'search for hegemony and neo-Marxist ideas of communal and class divisions are inadequate to deal with the impact of ethnonationalism, which is a 'highly disruptive force, with immense potential for dissolving sovereign boundaries, precipitating war and intervention, and destroying... established nation-states.'... Using three cases-the struggles in ... Read more