Government and Politics in South Asia:

Name: Government and Politics in South Asia:
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ISBN: 9780813348797

ISBN-10: 081334879X

ISBN-13: 9780813348797

Edition: 2013

Authors: Yogendra K. Malik, Charles H. Kennedy, Robert C. Oberst, Ashok Kapur, Mahendra Lawoti

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Description:

This comprehensive but accessible text provides students with a systematic introduction to the comparative political study of the leading nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The seventh edition is extensively revised and updated, benefiting from the fresh perspectives brought on by adding Ahrar Ahmad to the author team. New material includes discussions of political parties and leaders in India; the Zardari regime in Pakistan and changes to the Pakistani constitution; the rocky relationship between Pakistan and the Obama administration; new prospects and dangers facing Bangladesh; continuing political violence in Sri Lanka after the end of its civil…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Perseus Books
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English



List of Tables and Illustrations


Preface to the Seventh Edition



Introduction



India



Political Culture and Heritage: A Changing Political Culture



State Institutions and Changing Political Dynamics



Shifting Perspectives About Political Parties and Political Leaders



Groups and Multiple Demands on the System



Conflict Management



Modernization and Development with Indian Characteristics



Pakistan



Political Culture and Heritage



Constitutional Structure



Political Parties and Political Leaders



Conflict and Mediation



Policy Issues



Problems and Prospects



Bangladesh



Political Culture and Heritage



Government Institutions



Elections, Parties, and Interest Groups



Conflicts and Resolution



Modernization and Development: Prospects and Problems



Sri Lanka



Political Culture and Heritage



Government Structure



Political Parties and Interest Groups



Conflict Mediation: Ethnic and Political Conflict



The Search for Prosperity



Modernization and Development: Prospects and Problems



Nepal



Political Heritage and Culture



Political Institutions and Governmental Processes



Political Parties, Elections, and Leaders



Class and Identity Conflicts



Modernization and Development: Problems and Prospects



South Asia



The Future: South Asia as a Region and a Player in the World System


Statistical Appendix


Index