Kashmir & Sindh Nation-Building, Ethnicity and Regional Politics in South Asia (Anthem South Asian Studies) Hardcover - 2002
by Suranjan Das
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Professor Das provides a fascinating study on the issue of ethnic politics in multi-ethnic Third World countries and the non-convergence of state and nation in this discussion of the Kashmir and Sindh questions. The artificial de-colonization process in the South Asian sub-continent resulted in the construction of national frontiers for its two successor states that did not rest on a synchronization of ethnic and state boundaries. Consequently, cross-border loyalties amongst significant sections of the population survived the boundaries imposed between the two successor states. When in the context of centralizing nation-building strategies ethnic political assertions occur in outlying or frontier areas of these nation-states, the distinction between domestic and external affairs, or between home and foreign politics, tends to lose its significance in the traditional sense. Political actors from across the borders of neighbouring state can then deny the marks of their different objective nationalities and treat themselves as members of a single 'loyalty group'. Thus, ethnic politics transcends its domestic contours and helps foment regional tensions. In such circumstances, ethnic assertions tend to constitute vital local or domestic ingredients that define the national security priorities within a particular region. The current insurrection in Kashmir and turmoil in Sindh superbly demonstrate this pattern.
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- Title Kashmir & Sindh Nation-Building, Ethnicity and Regional Politics in South Asia (Anthem South Asian Studies)
- Author Suranjan Das
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 235 x 155mm 208 pages
- Language ENG
- Publisher Anthem Press
- Date February 2002
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9781898855873
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Indian
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Citations
- Choice, 11/01/2002, Page 529
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