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South Asian politics have been increasingly dominated by ethnic movements seeking control over parts of existing national states, each in the name of their own distinct identity. The leaders of these movements justify their claims by asserting the moral right of their ""nation"" to its homeland. Although the government usually treats these separatist movements as divisive threats to domestic stability, the movements express their legitimacy with the rhetoric of cultural nationalism. However, this book presents sub-nationalism not as a culturally specific phenomenon but as a politically convenient self-classification, used as an instrument of identity, mobilization, power, and counter-hegemony by political actors. Drawing on detailed analyses of seven South Asian cases–Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Assam, Tamilnadu, and Sri Lanka–the contributors move beyond sociological and economic explanations of the origin and evolution of South Asian nationalism to formulate a political explanation based on theories of cultural nationalism and collective action.

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Author:   Subrata Mitra ,  R. Alison Lewis ,  Robert C Oberst ,  R Alison Lewis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780367304584

ISBN 10:   0367304589
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   31 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction -- Sub-national Movements in South Asia: Identity, Collective Action and Political Protest -- Ethnic Construction, Provincial Identity and Nationalism in Pakistan: The Case of Baluchistan -- The Politics of Ethnic Conflict in Sindh: Nation, Region and Community in Pakistan -- The Punjab Crisis Since 1984: A Reassessment -- Kashmir: A Strategic Crisis or Ethnic Nationalism? -- Youth Militancy and the Rise of Sri Lanka: Tamil Nationalism -- Cultural Sub-Nationalism in India's North-East: An Overview -- Sense, Sentiment and Populist Coalitions: The Strange Career of Cultural Nationalism in Tamil Nadu1 -- Epilogue

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