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The Post-Colonial States of South Asia. Democracy, Development and Identity.
Shastri Amita
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Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 631.
The chapters in this volume analyse issues relating to political governance, national identity, economic development and regional security that have preoccupied the states of South Asia in the fifty years following independence. India has been faced with the challenge of developing effective democratic structures in the world's most diverse and populous society. It confronts tensions in its efforts to carry out economic reforms in a competitive resource-scarce context, and to maintain its commitment to secularism in the face of the growing influence of Hindu nationalism. The role of the military and of religion have complicated the task of stabilising democratic ... Read more
The chapters in this volume analyse issues relating to political governance, national identity, economic development and regional security that have preoccupied the states of South Asia in the fifty years following independence. India has been faced with the challenge of developing effective democratic structures in the world's most diverse and populous society. It confronts tensions in its efforts to carry out economic reforms in a competitive resource-scarce context, and to maintain its commitment to secularism in the face of the growing influence of Hindu nationalism. The role of the military and of religion have complicated the task of stabilising democratic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312238520
SKU
V9780312238520
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About Shastri Amita
Amita Shastri is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University. A. Jeyaratnam Wilson was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Reviews for The Post-Colonial States of South Asia. Democracy, Development and Identity.
a well-written and well-edited collection ...It deserves a wise and careful readership - International Affairs