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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462432403321

Titolo

Nationalism and ethnic conflict : identities and mobilization after 1990 / / edited by Mahendra Lawoti and Susan Hangen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-60515-5

9786613917607

1-136-30873-3

0-203-11826-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; ; 58

Altri autori (Persone)

HangenSusan

LawotiMahendra <1965->

Disciplina

305.80095496

320.54

320.5409549609051

Soggetti

Minorities - Political activity - Nepal

Indigenous peoples - Nepal - Politics and government

Group identity - Nepal

Nationalism - Nepal

Electronic books.

Nepal Politics and government 1990-

Nepal Ethnic relations Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; SECTION 1 Contextualizing nationalism and ethnic conflict; 1 Introduction: nationalism and ethnic conflict in Nepal; 2 Ethnopolitics and ethnodevelopment: an emerging paradigm in Nepal - with a postscript; 3 Nepali economic history through the ethnic lens: changing state alliances with business elites; SECTION 2 Identities and movements; 4 Problems of identity for Hill Dalits and Nepal's nationalist project

5 The National Muslim Forum Nepal: experiences of conflict, formations of identity6 Boycotting Dasain: history, memory and ethnic politics in



Nepal; 7 In pursuit of recognition: regionalism, Madhesi identity and the Madhes Andolan; 8 Refusing to choose: the Muslim Madhesis and the coexistence of religious and regional identity in Nepal's Tarai; SECTION 3 Trends of Nepal's ethnic and nationalist movements and conflicts; 9 Dynamics of mobilization: varied trajectories of Dalit, indigenous nationalities and Madhesi movements

10 Transforming ethnic politics, transforming the Nepali polity: from peaceful nationalist mobilization to the rise of armed separatist groupsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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.From an interdisciplinary perspective, the book looks at the roots of mobilization and conflicts, the reasons for the increase in mobilization and violent activities, and the pol