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Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Constructing Democracy (Asian Borderlands)
Mona Chettri
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Description for Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Constructing Democracy (Asian Borderlands)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Asian Borderlands. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0 black and white; 8 full color. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Series
Asian Borderlands
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089648860
SKU
V9789089648860
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-19
About Mona Chettri
Mona Chettri is a Next Generation Network Scholar at the Australia-India Institute, University of Western Australia. She is the author of Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Constructing Democracy (Amsterdam University Press, 2017). Her current research focuses on infrastructure, urbanisation, and gender in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya. Willem van Schendel, Professor of History, University of Amsterdam and International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands. He works with the history, anthropology and sociology of Asia. Recent works include A History of Bangladesh (2020), Embedding Agricultural Commodities (2017, ed.), The Camera as Witness (2015, with J. L. K. Pachuau). See uva.academia.edu/WillemVanSchendel.
Reviews for Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Constructing Democracy (Asian Borderlands)
"The strength of this book is that it gives a clear understanding of the main debates and questions concerning a number of points on ethnicity and its construction in the region ... [It is] both intellectually fulfilling and displays a sound theoretical basis." - Mélanie Vandenhelsken, newbooks.asia, Summer 2020 "[This book] provides a valuable introduction to ethnic politics in the Himalayan borderland, suitable to students and policy makers alike. As the questions outlined in this review indicate, there are a number of fruitful pathways leading out from the book. Given the thick engagement with the area that Chettri’s work displays, we can only look forward to her future publications." - Rune Bennike, University of Copenhagen, Pacific Affairs, 91.3, October 2018