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Conflict and Reconciliation : the Politics of Ethnicity in Assam.

Diverging from reductionist studies of Northeast India and its multifarious conflicts, this book presents an exclusive and intricate, empirical and theoretical study of Assam as a conflict zone. It traces the genesis and evolution of the ethnic and nationalistic politics in the state, and explores h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goswami, Uddipana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Colección:Transition in Northeastern India.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Preface; Author's Note; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Assam, Conflicts; Part I; 1 Conflicts Within, Conflicts Without: Communities and Concepts; 2 What is Axamiyā? Understanding an Interethnic Identity; 3 Identity, Interrupted: Nation-building and the Break with Interethnicity; 4 Ethnic Fragmentation and Divided Communities; 5 State Policy, Ethnicity and Conflict; Part II; 6 Addressing Conflicts: Militarisation and the Culture of Violence.
  • 7 Addressing Conflicts: Negotiating, Power Sharing, Co-opting8 Resolving Issues, Transforming Conflicts, Restoring Relations; 9 Back to the Future: Tradition and Transformation; Bibliography; About the Author; Index.