Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal

Identities and Mobilization after 1990
Herausgeber: Lawoti, Mahendra; Hangen, Susan

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Produktbeschreibung

Ethnic and nationalist movements surged forward in Nepal after the restoration of democracy in 1990, surprising observers who believed that ethnic harmony prevailed in the country. This book analyses the rise in ethnic mobilization, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements, and their consequences for Nepal.

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Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist mobilization and conflict since 1990, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements, and their consequences for Nepal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9780415780971
• ISBN-10: 0415780977
• Artikelnr.: 31570310

Autorenporträt

Mahendra Lawoti is Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University, Associate Fellow at Asia Society, USA and a columnist at The Kathmandu Post. His research interests are democratization and ethnic politics in Nepal and South Asia, and he has published widely in these areas. Susan Hangen is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at Ramapo College, USA. Her current research investigates transnational politics in the Nepali diaspora.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Contextualizing Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict 1. Introduction:
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics in Nepal Susan Hangen and Mahendra Lawoti
2. Ethnopolitics and Ethnodevelopment: An Emerging Paradigm in Nepal - with
a Postscript Krishna Bhattachan 3. Nepali Economic History through the
Ethnic Lens: Changing State Alliances with Business Elites Mallika Shakya
Part 2: Identities and Movements 4. Problems of Identity for Dalits in
Nepal's Nationalist Project Steven Folmar 5. Boycotting Dasain: History,
Memory and Ethnic Politics in Nepal Susan Hangen 6. The National Muslim
Forum Nepal: Experiences of Conflict, Formations of Identity Megan Adamson
Sijapati 7. In Pursuit of Recognition: Regionalism, Madhesi Identity and
the Madhes Andolan Bandita Sijapati 8. Refusing to Choose: The Muslim
Madhesis and the Coexistence of Religious and Regional Identity in Nepal's
Tarai Mollica Dastider Part 3: Trends of Nepal's Ethnic and Nationalist
Movements and Conflicts 9. Dynamics of Mobilization: Trajectories of Dalit,
Indigenous Nationalities and Madhesi Movements Mahendra Lawoti 10.
Transforming Ethnic Politics, Transforming the Nepali Polity: From Peaceful
Nationalist Mobilization to the Rise of Armed Separatist Groups Mahendra
Lawoti