Ethnicity and democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland : constructing democracy / / Mona Chettri [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814047303321
• Autore: Chettri Mona
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2017
• ISBN: 90-485-2750-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Asian Borderlands ; ; 3
• Disciplina: 954.9
• Soggetti: Ethnicity - Political aspects - South Asia; Democracy - South Asia; South Asia Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Asian Borderlands -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Glossary of Local Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Locating the 'Nepali' in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland -- 2. The Ethnic Worldview: Framing Existential Grievances -- 3. Ethnic Identity as Political Identity -- 4. Manifestations of Ethnic Politics -- 5. Constructing Democracy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents a close look at the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia, built around a case study of the Nepal ethnic group that lives in the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal. Grounded in historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space that is home to a diverse range of ethnic identities, showing how new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics have emerged from the region.