Nationalism And Ethnicity In A Hindu Kingdom

Author : D. Gellner,J. Pfaff-Czarnecka,J. Whelpton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136649561

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Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom by D. Gellner,J. Pfaff-Czarnecka,J. Whelpton Pdf

With its systematic coverage of different groups, this book demonstrates how similar trends of ethnic formation are affecting all parts of Nepal. Yet, within the boundaries of a single culturally diverse state, very different forms of ethnicity have emerged. " This is a truly thematic collection with a well-defined focus on the important contemporary topics of ethnic identity and nationalism. The importance of the theme is self-evident in a world attempting to come to grips with such problems in virtually all modern states. Anyone with an interest in contemporary Nepal should study this volume." Nepal is the only officially Hindu kingdom in the world and remains so in spite of a revolution, or people's movement, in 1990 which overthrew the partyless Panchayat regime and instituted a multiparty constitutional monarchy. Since November 1994, it has also had an elected Communist government, the first of its kind in South Asia. This volume takes a long-term view of the various processes of ethnic and national development that have been displayed, both before and after 1990. It brings together twelve carefully chosen ethnographic and historical chapters covering all of the major ethnic groups and regions of Nepal.

Author : D. Gellner,J. Pfaff-Czarnecka,J. Whelpton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9057020890

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Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom by D. Gellner,J. Pfaff-Czarnecka,J. Whelpton Pdf

With its systematic coverage of different groups, this book demonstrates how similar trends of ethnic formation are affecting all parts of Nepal. Yet, within the boundaries of a single culturally diverse state, very different forms of ethnicity have emerged. " This is a truly thematic collection with a well-defined focus on the important contemporary topics of ethnic identity and nationalism. The importance of the theme is self-evident in a world attempting to come to grips with such problems in virtually all modern states. Anyone with an interest in contemporary Nepal should study this volume." Nepal is the only officially Hindu kingdom in the world and remains so in spite of a revolution, or people's movement, in 1990 which overthrew the partyless Panchayat regime and instituted a multiparty constitutional monarchy. Since November 1994, it has also had an elected Communist government, the first of its kind in South Asia. This volume takes a long-term view of the various processes of ethnic and national development that have been displayed, both before and after 1990. It brings together twelve carefully chosen ethnographic and historical chapters covering all of the major ethnic groups and regions of Nepal.

Author : Geliner,Whelpton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0785574549

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Nationalism and Ethnicity Is a Hindu Kingdom by Geliner,Whelpton Pdf

Author : David N. Gellner,Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka,John Whelpton
Publisher : Harwood Academic Publishers
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-12
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : 9057020904

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Nationalism and ethnicity in a Hindu kingdom by David N. Gellner,Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka,John Whelpton Pdf

Author : John Stone,Rutledge M. Dennis,Polly Rizova,Xiaoshuo Hou
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119430193

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism by John Stone,Rutledge M. Dennis,Polly Rizova,Xiaoshuo Hou Pdf

A broad examination of the rise of nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and racism throughout the world The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism provides expert insight into the complex, interconnected factors that are influencing patterns of human relations worldwide in a time of rising populist nationalism, intensified racial and religious tensions, and mounting hostilities towards immigrants and minorities. Analyzing the underlying forces which continue to drive global trends, this volume examines contemporary patterns based on the most recent evidence spanning five continents—offering a diversity of interpretations, models and perspectives that address the challenges facing the study of race, ethnicity, and nationalism. The Companion features original contributions by both established experts and emerging scholars that explore an expansive range of theoretical, historical, and empirical case studies. Organized into five sections, the text first discusses growing trends in the United States, the significance of populism in major societies around the globe, and how global changes are influencing regional variations in race, ethnicity, and nationalism. An investigation of global migration patterns is followed by examination of conflict and violence, from urban riots and boundary disputes to warfare and genocide. The final section focuses on the policy debates resulting from changing patterns and their impact on politics, the economy, and society. Timely and highly relevant, this book: Discusses contemporary issues such as the failure of school systems to provide equal opportunities to minorities, the evolution of the School-to-Prison pipeline, and the Black Lives Matter movement Explores shifts in American race relations, the influence of social media and the internet, and the links between increased globalization and contemporary forms of nationalism, racism, and populism Features essays on national and ethnic identity in China, Japan, and South Korea, India, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe Analyzes policies regarding borders, immigration, refugees, and human rights in different countries and regions Offers perspectives on the radicalization of social movements, the creation of ethnic, linguistic and other boundaries between groups, and the models used to understand intractable conflicts in many global settings The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, instructors, and students across the social sciences, including sociology, political science, global affairs, economics, comparative race and ethnic relations, international migration, social change, and sociological theory.

Author : Mahendra Lawoti,Susan Hangen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415780971

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Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal by Mahendra Lawoti,Susan Hangen Pdf

Ethnic and nationalist movements surged forward in Nepal after restoration of democracy in 1990. This book analyses the rise in ethnic mobilization, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements and their consequences for Nepal.

Author : David N. Gellner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : 9937506220

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Nationalism and ethnicity in Nepal by David N. Gellner Pdf

Author : Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199341160

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Reciting the Goddess by Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz Pdf

Reciting the Goddess is the first book-length study of Nepal's goddess Svasthani and the popular Svasthanivratakatha textual tradition. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, it examines the making of Hinduism in Nepal, a history that is largely neglected in master narratives of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.

Author : Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691247908

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Modi's India by Christophe Jaffrelot Pdf

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance Over the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space. Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court. Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities.

Author : Megan Adamson Sijapati
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136701344

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Islamic Revival in Nepal by Megan Adamson Sijapati Pdf

This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley. Nepal's Muslims are active participants in the larger global movement of Sunni revival as well as in Nepal's own local politics of representation. The book traces how these two worlds are lived and brought together in the context of Nepal's transition to secularism, and explores Muslim struggles for self-definition and belonging against a backdrop of historical marginalization and an unprecedented episode of anti-Muslim violence in 2004. Through the voices and experiences of Muslims themselves, the book examines Nepal’s most influential Islamic organizations for what they reveal about contemporary movements of revival among religious minorities on the margins--both geographic and social--of the so-called Islamic world. It reveals that Islamic revival is both a complex response to the challenges faced by modern minority communities in this historically Hindu kingdom and a movement to cultivate new modes of thought and piety among Nepal’s Muslims.

Author : John Whelpton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521804701

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A History of Nepal by John Whelpton Pdf

A comprehensive and accessible one-volume history of Nepal, first published in 2005.

Author : Michael Wilmore
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0739125257

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Developing Alternative Media Traditions in Nepal by Michael Wilmore Pdf

Nepal's democratic revolution of 1990 awakened the suppressed voices of people throughout the Himalayan nation. Nowhere was this seen and heard more loudly than in the field of the dynamic new media that thrived after these momentous political events. Some of the most remarkable examples of these new media are the community television, radio, and newspapers produced in the town of Tansen, where they thrive far from the political hub of the state in the Kathmandu Valley. Developing Alternative Media Traditions in Nepal examines how these innovative media came about and the many obstacles their producers faced when attempting to speak of and to their own community. The book is based on long-term ethnographic research in Nepal in the mid-1990s and subsequent accounts of the continuing development of Tansen's community media organizations. Michael Wilmore offers a unique perspective on how people in developing nations use mass media. Developing Alternative Media Traditions in Nepal is one of the first full-length, detailed accounts in English of new media developments in Nepal and is suitable for advanced students and researchers of anthropology and media studies. Book jacket.

Author : Susan Hangen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015076135238

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Creating a "new Nepal" by Susan Hangen Pdf

Author : Awadhesh C. Sinha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429681875

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Federation of Himalayan Kingdoms by Awadhesh C. Sinha Pdf

This book traces the history and politics of the Greater Nepal movement. It looks at major events in modern South Asia, in and around the Eastern Himalaya region in particular – colonialism, independence and partition, the Chinese aggression in Tibet, formation of Bangladesh, and the merger of Sikkim with India, among others – which deeply affected the nature of democratic movements in Nepal. The volume also studies the role of the monarchy, the demand for Gorkhaland, and the rise of Maoist movements. Further, it sheds light on political participation encompassing Nepalese functionaries, the many political parties, intellectuals and responsible public figures, and the differential influence that these variegated groups had on the movement. Finally, it reassesses the idea of Greater Nepal and offers a critical commentary on its future. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, modern history, sociology and social anthropology, politics, South Asian studies, and area studies – especially Nepal and Himalayan studies – as well as policy makers and government think tanks.

Author : Awadhesh C. Sinha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429685682

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Dawn of Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms by Awadhesh C. Sinha Pdf

This book traces the beginnings of democracy in the three Himalayan kingdoms of Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan. Charting the mobilisations and political experimentations that took place in the former buffer states under monarchies to establish democratic regimes, this book investigates their varying degrees of success, and offers a critical commentary on the consequent socio-political histories of this region. The volume sheds light on the nuances of their different geo-political contexts of the three Himalayan states, while tracing the social origins of the movements. It also undertakes a close analysis of the political participation and leadership involved to understand their achievements and limitations. A comprehensive analysis of a hitherto unexplored chapter in South Asian history, it will be of an immense interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, modern history, sociology and social anthropology, politics, South Asian studies, area studies, especially Nepal and Himalayan studies, as well as policy makers and government think tanks.