Ethnic activism and civil society in South Asia

edited by David N. Gellner.
Bok · Engelsk · 2009

Medvirkende	Gellner, David N.
Utgitt	New Delhi : : Sage , [2009]
Omfang	viii, 367 p.
Opplysninger	Description based upon print version of record.. - 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. - 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. - Specialized.
Emner	Civil society - South Asia. Ethnicity - Political aspects - South Asia. Minorities - Political activity - South Asia.
Geografisk emneord	South Asia - Ethnic relations - Political aspects. . - South Asia - Politics and government
ISBN	97878132100867