Subnational Movements In South Asia by Subrata Mitra, R. Alis... - 9780367304584

Subnational Movements In South AsiaAuthor(s): Subrata Mitra, R. Alison Lewis, Robert C Oberst, R Alison Lewis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367304584, 978-0367304584\nSynopsis\nSouth Asian politics have been increasingly dominated by ethnic movements seeking control over parts of existing national states, each in the name of their own distinct identity. The leaders of these movements justify their claims by asserting the moral right of their \""nation\"" to its homeland. Although the government usually treats these separatist movements as divisive threats to domestic stability, the movements express their legitimacy with the rhetoric of cultural nationalism. However, this book presents sub-nationalism not as a culturally specific phenomenon but as a politically convenient self-classification, used as an instrument of identity, mobilization, power, and counter-hegemony by political actors. Drawing on detailed an.