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Ethnic activism and civil society in South Asia / edited by David N. Gellner.

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Ethnic activism and civil society in South Asia / edited by David N. Gellner.
Publication
Los Angeles : SAGE : Asia-Link, EuropeAid Co-Operation Office : MIDEA, 2009.

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Gellner, David N.
Description
viii, 367 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Governance, conflict and civic action series ; v. 2
Uniform Title
Governance, conflict and civic action series ; v. 2.
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • Minorities > Political activity > South Asia
  • Ethnicity > Political aspects > South Asia
  • Civil society > South Asia
  • South Asia > Political aspects
  • South Asia > Politics and government > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction: How Civil are 'Communal' and Ethno-nationalist Movements? / David N. Gellner -- Hindu Nationalism as a Form of Ethnic Activism -- Ch. 2. Young Men's Public Activities and Hindu Nationalism: Naviyuvak Mandals and the Sangh Parivar in a Western Indian Town / Minoru Mio -- Ch. 3. Activists and Adivasis: Hindu Nationalist Militants in Chhattisgarh, Central India / Peggy Froerer -- The Rise of Transnational Connections -- Ch. 4. Reconstructing Jaffna: Transnational Tamil Activism at Local Interfaces / Eva Gerharz -- Ch. 5. Ethnic (P)reservations: Comparing Thangmi Ethnic Activism in Nepal and India / Sara Shneiderman -- Dalit Movements -- Ch. 6. Becoming a Dalit Panther: Caste-based Activism in South India / Hugo Gorringe -- Ch. 7. Dalit Christian Activism in Contemporary Tamil Nadu / David Mosse -- Ch. 8. Struggles against Domination: Forms of Nepali Dalit Activism / Laurie Ann Vasily -- Janajati Activism in a Multi-ethnic Former Hindu Kingdom -- Ch. 9. Intellectuals and Ethnic Activism: Writings on the Tharu Past / Gisele Krauskopff -- Ch. 10. Tamang Activism, History, and Territorial Consciousness / Mukta S. Tamang -- Ch. 11. Ruling Social Groups -- From Species to Nations: Reflections on Changing Conceptualizations of Caste and Ethnicity in Nepal / Marie Lecomte-Tilouine.
ISBN
  • 9788132100867 (hard back)
  • 8132100867 (hard back)
LCCN
^^2009023207
OCLC
  • 391395058
  • SCSB-12589299
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library