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1. Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal

   Identities and Mobilization after 1990

   Edited by Mahendra Lawoti, Susan Hangen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Nepal

   Democracy in the Margins

   By Susan I. Hangen

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   The relationship between ethnic politics and democracy presents a paradox for scholars and policy makers: ethnic politics frequently emerge in new democracies, and yet are often presumed to threaten these new democracies. As ethnic politics is becoming increasingly central to Nepali politics, this...

   Published October 6th 2011 by Routledge