India Against Itself
Assam and the Politics of Nationality
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9780195658408
Publication date:
24/09/2001
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280 pages
215x135mm
Price: 495.00 INR
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Paperback
280 pages
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Sanjib Baruah
Are decentralized forms of government better equipped to manage conflicts in multi-ethnic polities? In an era marked by failing states and rising ethnic unrest, this question takes on renewed urgency. Sanjib Baruah argues that loosely organized federations are not only less prone to violent conflict but also foster stronger democracies. He traces the history of conflict in Assam, highlighting the persistent tensions between pan-Indian nationalism and Assamese subnationalist concerns since the province became part of British India and one of the world?s leading tea-producing regions in the nineteenth century.
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Sanjib Baruah
Description
Are decentralized forms of government better equipped to manage conflicts in multi-ethnic polities? In an era marked by failing states and rising ethnic unrest, this question takes on renewed urgency. Sanjib Baruah argues that loosely organized federations are not only less prone to violent conflict but also foster stronger democracies. He traces the history of conflict in Assam, highlighting the persistent tensions between pan-Indian nationalism and Assamese subnationalist concerns since the province became part of British India and one of the world?s leading tea-producing regions in the nineteenth century. Baruah contends that human rights abuses?committed by both security forces and insurgents?along with ethnic violence and the erosion of democratic norms, are largely the result of India?s formally federal but functionally centralized system of governance. This book blends rigorous scholarship with political engagement and the nuanced perspective of an insider deeply familiar with Northeast India. It will be of particular interest to historians, political analysts, and anyone concerned with federalism, ethnic conflict, and democratic governance.
About the Author
Sanjib Baruah is Professor of Political Studies at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
Sanjib Baruah
Review
?... a remarkably innovative line of analysis that even proceeds to suggest a solution.? ? Tapan Raychaudhuri, Times Literary Supplement ?This brilliant book, meticulously researched in the history of subnationalisms and cultural politics in Northeast India, is the best critique of general theories of agonistic democracy that I have encountered.? ? Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Columbia University ?... will stimulate critical thought at a historical moment when political and economic forces are propelling India toward a looser federation. And it will provide a base for comparison with ethnic politics in other contexts from Bosnia to Kashmir.? ? Susanne H. Rudolph and Lloyd I. Rudolph, University of Chicago
Sanjib Baruah
Description
Are decentralized forms of government better equipped to manage conflicts in multi-ethnic polities? In an era marked by failing states and rising ethnic unrest, this question takes on renewed urgency. Sanjib Baruah argues that loosely organized federations are not only less prone to violent conflict but also foster stronger democracies. He traces the history of conflict in Assam, highlighting the persistent tensions between pan-Indian nationalism and Assamese subnationalist concerns since the province became part of British India and one of the world?s leading tea-producing regions in the nineteenth century. Baruah contends that human rights abuses?committed by both security forces and insurgents?along with ethnic violence and the erosion of democratic norms, are largely the result of India?s formally federal but functionally centralized system of governance. This book blends rigorous scholarship with political engagement and the nuanced perspective of an insider deeply familiar with Northeast India. It will be of particular interest to historians, political analysts, and anyone concerned with federalism, ethnic conflict, and democratic governance.
About the Author
Sanjib Baruah is Professor of Political Studies at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
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