Politics Of Modern South Asia

Author : Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0415307872

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Modern South Asia by Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal Pdf

A wide-ranging survey of the Indian sub-continent, Modern South Asia gives an enthralling account of South Asian history. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of understanding of the social, economic and political realities of this region. This comprehensive study includes detailed discussions of: the structure and ideology of the British raj; the meaning of subaltern resistance; the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste class, community and gender; and the state and economy, society and politics of post-colonial South Asia The new edition includes a rewritten, accessible introduction and a chapter by chapter revision to take into account recent research. The second edition will also bring the book completely up to date with a chapter on the period from 1991 to 2002 and adiscussion of the last millennium in sub-continental history.

Author : Subrata Kumar Mitra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000123131314

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Politics of Modern South Asia by Subrata Kumar Mitra Pdf

Provides a cross-referenced and easily accessible collection of the best scholarly articles in the field South Asian politics. While each of the four volumes is designed to be self-contained and cohesive, the volumes are linked through the general introduction, cross-referencing, index and a bibliography of further, annotated readings.

Author : Ian Talbot
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300216592

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A History of Modern South Asia by Ian Talbot Pdf

Noted historian Ian Talbot has written a new history of modern South Asia that considers the Indian Subcontinent in regional rather than in solely national terms. A leading expert on the Partition of 1947, Talbot focuses here on the combined history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh since 1757 and specifically on the impact of external influences on the local peoples and cultures. This text explores the region’s colonial and postcolonial past, and the cultural and economic Indian reaction to the years of British authority, thus viewing the transformation of modern South Asia through the lens of a wider world.

Author : Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134397143

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Modern South Asia by Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal Pdf

The South Asian subcontinent is home to nearly a billion people and has been the site of fierce historical contestation. It is a panoply of languages and religions with a rich and complex history and culture. Drawing on the newest and most sophisticated historical research and scholarship in the field, Modern South Asia is written in an accessible style for all those with an intellectual curiosity about the region. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, it offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. In this comprehensive study, the authors debate and challenge the striking developments in contemporary South Asian history and historical writing. The book provides new insights into the structure and ideology of the British raj, the meaning of subaltern resistance, the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste, class, community and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism and the dynamics of decolonization. This book is a work of synthesis and interpretation covering the entire spectrum of modern South Asian history - social, economic and political. The authors offer an understanding of this startegically and economically vital part of the world.

Author : Subrata Kumar Mitra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000123131348

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Politics of Modern South Asia by Subrata Kumar Mitra Pdf

Provides a cross-referenced and easily accessible collection of the best scholarly articles in the field South Asian politics. While each of the four volumes is designed to be self-contained and cohesive, the volumes are linked through the general introduction, cross-referencing, index and a bibliography of further, annotated readings.

Author : Subrata Kumar Mitra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0415440440

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Politics of Modern South Asia by Subrata Kumar Mitra Pdf

Author : Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107108905

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The Shi‘a in Modern South Asia by Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi Pdf

This book explores various Shi'i communities in the subcontinent as well as South Asian Shi'i diasporas in East Africa.

Author : Michael Leifer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135129385

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Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia by Michael Leifer Pdf

This comprehensive Dictionary provides descriptive and analytical coverage of the turbulent political history and striking changes which have occurred both regionally and in key countries since the end of the Second World War. Substantially rewritten to take into account the dramatic political events and developments since 1995, the third edition of this acclaimed Dictionary will provide non-specialists and specialists alike with an essential resource on this constantly changing and volatile region. Including new entries, updated country profiles on Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia and a revised reading list, leading authority and commentator on this rapidly developing region Michael Leifer has brought this Dictionary fully up-to-date. Changes in government, the rise of new leaders and the knock-on effect on economy and society are covered including: the death of key figures such as Pol Pot and the rise of a new generation of leaders, dramatic changes of government in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines and elections in Malaysia. Countries covered include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar),Cambodia (Kampuchea), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Key features include: * Individual entries provide detailed information and authoritative commentary on the central figures, political parties and organizations, political systems and structures, major events and key documents. * For each state covered, an extended narrative analyses its recent history and political and social development. * Extensive cross-referencing and a subject index lead the reader to the vital material. * Subject bibliographies refer researchers to source and secondary matter.

Author : Navine Murshid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134502271

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The Politics of Refugees in South Asia by Navine Murshid Pdf

Partition and post-colonial migrations – sometimes voluntary, often forced – have created borders in South Asia that serve to oppress rather than protect. Migrants and refugees feel their real home lies beyond the border, and liberation struggles continue the quest for freedoms that have proven to be elusive for many. States scapegoat refugees as "outsiders" for their own ends, justifying the denial of their rights, while academic discourse on refugees represents them either as victims or as terrorists. Taking a stance against such projections, this book examines refugees’ struggles for better living conditions and against marginalization. By analyzing protest and militarization among refugees, the book argues that they are neither victims without agency nor war entrepreneurs. Through interviews, surveys, and statistical analyses, it shows how states have manipulated refugee identity and resistance to promote the ideal of the nation-state, thereby creating protracted refugee crises. This is evident even in the most humanitarian state intervention in modern South Asia – India’s military intervention in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1971. The findings put forward provide the basis to understand the conditions under which violence can break out, and thereby have implications for host countries, donor countries, and aid organizations in the formulation of refugee‐policy. The book is of interest to scholars in the fields of South Asian studies, comparative politics, international relations, refugee studies, development studies, security studies and peace studies.

Author : Amélie Blom,Stéphanie Tawa Lama-Rewal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000020243

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Emotions, Mobilisations and South Asian Politics by Amélie Blom,Stéphanie Tawa Lama-Rewal Pdf

This book highlights the role of emotions in the contentious politics of modern South Asia. It brings new methodological, theoretical and empirical insights to the mutual constitution of emotions and mobilisations in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. As such, it addresses three distinct but related questions: what do emotions do to mobilisations? What do mobilisations do to emotions? Further, what does studying emotions in mobilisations reveal about the political culture of protest in South Asia? The chapters in this volume emphasise that emotions are significant in politics because they have the power to mobilise. They explore a variety of emotions including anger, resentment, humiliation, hurt, despair, and nostalgia, and also enchantment, humour, pleasure, hope and enthusiasm. The interdisciplinary research presented here shows that integrating emotions improves our understanding of South Asian politics while, conversely, focusing on South Asia helps retool current thinking on the emotional dynamics of political mobilisations. The book offers contextual analyses of how emotions are publicly represented, expressed and felt, thus shedding light on the complex nature of protests, power relations, identity politics, and the political culture of South Asia. This cutting-edge research volume intersects South Asian studies, emotion studies and social movement studies, and will greatly interest scholars and students of political science, anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies, and the informed general reader interested in South Asian politics.

Author : Maidul Islam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000457384

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Political Theory and South Asian Counter-Narratives by Maidul Islam Pdf

This book evaluates the promise of human progress and secularism in grand political narratives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, comparing counter-narratives of South Asia within the context of a fast-changing twenty-first century. The book embraces a broad range of sources and theoretical approaches that include political philosophy, film, and ideological discourse analysis. In the twenty-first century, global inequality and significant growth of religious and majoritarian nationalisms have been appended with a protracted economic slowdown and recession in many countries. Examining what went wrong in terms of secularism and distributive justice in India, this book critiques the Euro-American visions of democracy, global capitalism, and their so-called universality. As an alternative, it proposes a progressive politics of radical democracy for the Indian people. Reconsidering alternatives to capitalism, western secularism and the radical possibilities of Islamism, Political Theory and South Asian Counter-Narratives will appeal to students and scholars of political theory, international relations, global history, and South Asian politics.

Author : Paul R. Brass
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134078578

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Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics by Paul R. Brass Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics examines key issues in politics of the five independent states of the South Asian region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Written by experts in their respective areas, this Handbook introduces the reader to the politics of South Asia by presenting the prevailing agreements and disagreements in the literature. In the first two sections, the Handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern political history of the states of the region and an overview of the independence movements in the former colonial states. The other sections focus on the political changes that have occurred in the postcolonial states since independence, as well as the successive political changes in Nepal during the same period, and the structure and functioning of the main governmental and non-governmental institutions, including the structure of the state itself (unitary or federal), political parties, the judiciary, and the military. Further, the contributors explore several aspects of the political process and political and economic change, especially issues of pluralism and national integration, political economy, corruption and criminalization of politics, radical and violent political movements, and the international politics of the region as a whole. This unique reference work provides a comprehensive survey of the state of the field and is an invaluable resource for students and academics interested in South Asian Studies, South Asian Politics, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

Author : Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231138475

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The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia by Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar Pdf

Asian history.

Author : Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000318845

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Kashmir and the Future of South Asia by Sugata Bose,Ayesha Jalal Pdf

This book uses an innovative people-centered approach to the Kashmir problem to shed new light on why postcolonial partitions remain unfinished and why the wounds of postcolonial nation-state formation in South Asia continue to fester. "Kashmir" is viewed as a metaphor for the permanent internal wars of partition that mark the South Asian experience. Chapters sensitively bring Kashmiri voices to the fore to examine Kashmir in the national discourses of India and Pakistan, resistance in the Kashmiri imagination and the Kashmir conflict in a global context. The book foregrounds how the space of Kashmir as a cultural, historical and political sphere persists and continues to haunt the postcolonial national present as the people of Kashmir and their cultural, literary and artistic productions cannot be contained within the regnant paradigms of the nations across which the region is partitioned. Additionally, the book explores how long-term resolution would demand engagement with historical forces, political actors and social formations that exceed the nation-state. An important contribution to the study of this troubled region, this book will be of interest to academics and researchers of modern South Asian history and politics as well as comparative politics and international relations.

Author : Christopher Clary,Clary
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : India
ISBN : 9780197638408

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The Difficult Politics of Peace by Christopher Clary,Clary Pdf

A sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present. Since their mutual independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have been engaged in a fierce rivalry. Even today, both rivals continue to devote enormous resources to their military competition even as they face other pressing challenges at home and abroad. Why and when do rival states pursue conflict or cooperation? In The Difficult Politics of Peace, Christopher Clary provides a systematic examination of war-making and peace-building in the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present. Drawing upon new evidence from recently declassified documents and policymaker interviews, the book traces India and Pakistan's complex history to explain patterns in their enduring rivalry and argues that domestic politics have often overshadowed strategic interests. It shows that Pakistan's dangerous civil-military relationship and India's fractious coalition politics have frequently stymied leaders that attempted to build a more durable peace between the South Asian rivals. In so doing, Clary offers a revised understanding of the causes of war and peace that brings difficult and sometimes dangerous domestic politics to the forefront.