ISBN:
9780203878187
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (481 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
320.954
Keywords:
Political science
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South Asia - Politics and government
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Electronic books
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South Asia Politics and government
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Independence in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- 2 India and Pakistan -- 3 Sri Lanka's independence: Shadows over a colonial graft -- Part II: Political change, political parties, and the issue of unitary vs federal forms of government -- 4 Political change, political structure, and the Indian state since Independence -- 5 State-level politics, coalitions, and rapid system change in India -- 6 Pakistan's politics and its economy -- 7 Party overinstitutionalization, contestation, and democratic degradation in Bangladesh -- 8 Politics and governance in post-independence Sri Lanka -- 9 Nepal: Trajectories of democracy and restructuring of the state -- 10 The old and the new federalism in independent India -- Part III: The judiciary -- 11 India's judiciary: Imperium in imperio? -- 12 Balancing act: Prudence, impunity, and Pakistan's jurisprudence -- 13 Confronting constitutional curtailments: Attempts to rebuild independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh -- 14 Executive sovereignty: The judiciary in Sri Lanka -- Part IV: Pluralism and national integration: Language issues -- 15 Politics of language in India -- 16 Language problems and politics in Pakistan -- Part V: Crises of national unity -- 17 Crises of national unity in India: Punjab, Kashmir, and the northeast -- 18 Communal and caste politics and conflicts in India -- 19 Ethnic and Islamic militancy in Pakistan -- 20 Ethnic conflict and the civil war in Sri Lanka -- Part VI: Political economy -- 21 The political economy of development in India since Independence -- 22 The political economy of agrarian change in India -- 23 Economic development and sociopolitical change in Sri Lanka since Independence.
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part I: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Independence in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; 2 India and Pakistan; 3 Sri Lanka's independence: Shadows over a colonial graft; Part II: Political change, political parties, and the issue of unitary vs federal forms of government; 4 Political change, political structure, and the Indian state since Independence; 5 State-level politics, coalitions, and rapid system change in India; 6 Pakistan's politics and its economy
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Party overinstitutionalization, contestation, and democratic degradation in Bangladesh8 Politics and governance in post-independence Sri Lanka; 9 Nepal: Trajectories of democracy and restructuring of the state; 10 The old and the new federalism in independent India; Part III: The judiciary; 11 India's judiciary: Imperium in imperio?; 12 Balancing act: Prudence, impunity, and Pakistan's jurisprudence; 13 Confronting constitutional curtailments: Attempts to rebuild independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh; 14 Executive sovereignty: The judiciary in Sri Lanka
Description / Table of Contents:
Part IV: Pluralism and national integration: Language issues15 Politics of language in India; 16 Language problems and politics in Pakistan; Part V: Crises of national unity; 17 Crises of national unity in India: Punjab, Kashmir, and the northeast; 18 Communal and caste politics and conflicts in India; 19 Ethnic and Islamic militancy in Pakistan; 20 Ethnic conflict and the civil war in Sri Lanka; Part VI: Political economy; 21 The political economy of development in India since Independence; 22 The political economy of agrarian change in India
Description / Table of Contents:
23 Economic development and sociopolitical change in Sri Lanka since IndependencePart VII: Comparative chapters; 24 The militaries of South Asia; 25 Corruption and the criminalization of politics in South Asia; 26 Radical and violent political movements; 27 International politics of South Asia; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
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