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Rethinking state politics in India : regions within regions / edited by Ashutosh Kumar.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge India PaperbacksPublisher: London : Routledge, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: xi ,505 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138282834 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 321.0230954 RET 013170
Contents:
Contents: Part I: United colours of new states Part II: Quest for territorial homeland Part III: Caste and politics of marginality Part IV: State electoral politics - regional values Part V: Politics of public policy.
Summary: Summary: "In recent decades, India has been witness to the assertion of geographically, culturally and historically constituted distinct and well-defined regions that display ethnic, communal, caste and other social-political cleavages. This book examines the changing configurations of state politics in India. Focussing on identity politics and development, it explores the specificities of the regions within states - not merely as politico-administrative constructs but also as conceived in historical, geographic, economic, sociological or cultural terms. Adopting a comparative approach, the book looks at alternative theoretical approaches - the quest for homeland, identity, caste politics and public policy. This second edition includes a new Introduction that updates the research in the area, while further developing the theoretical framework."
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Contents: Part I: United colours of new states
Part II: Quest for territorial homeland
Part III: Caste and politics of marginality
Part IV: State electoral politics - regional values
Part V: Politics of public policy.

Summary: "In recent decades, India has been witness to the assertion of geographically, culturally and historically constituted distinct and well-defined regions that display ethnic, communal, caste and other social-political cleavages. This book examines the changing configurations of state politics in India. Focussing on identity politics and development, it explores the specificities of the regions within states - not merely as politico-administrative constructs but also as conceived in historical, geographic, economic, sociological or cultural terms. Adopting a comparative approach, the book looks at alternative theoretical approaches - the quest for homeland, identity, caste politics and public policy. This second edition includes a new Introduction that updates the research in the area, while further developing the theoretical framework."

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