Identity Politics in Central Asia and The Muslim World : Nationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century Willem Van Schendel

By:

Schendel, Willem Van

Contributor(s):

Zurcher, Erik j

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: I. B. Tauris Publidher 2001 LondonDescription: 235p. 5.5 x 0.62 x 8.5 inchesISBN:

9781860642616

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DDC classification:

320.54095 SCH

Summary: Nationalism was regarded as a positive force shaping "modern" societies and states but in Europe it has been overshadowed by the disasters of two world wars. Outside Europe it has continued to enjoy a heyday throughout the 20th century. Covering Turkey, Iran, Abghazia, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Afganistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, this study lays bare the counter-forces unleashed by the project of nationalist modernization, and the stimulation of identity politics as the result of ruthless repression of minority languages, culture, traditions and religion - the life-blood of minority ethnicity. This study examines how these policies, which include Islam as the basis of nation-building in, for example, Pakistan and the post-Pahlavi Iran, have strengthened identity politics and the movements for opting out of the nation.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Rashtriya Raksha University	320.54095 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		11431
Books	Rashtriya Raksha University	320.54095 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		11432

Nationalism was regarded as a positive force shaping "modern" societies and states but in Europe it has been overshadowed by the disasters of two world wars. Outside Europe it has continued to enjoy a heyday throughout the 20th century. Covering Turkey, Iran, Abghazia, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Afganistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, this study lays bare the counter-forces unleashed by the project of nationalist modernization, and the stimulation of identity politics as the result of ruthless repression of minority languages, culture, traditions and religion - the life-blood of minority ethnicity. This study examines how these policies, which include Islam as the basis of nation-building in, for example, Pakistan and the post-Pahlavi Iran, have strengthened identity politics and the movements for opting out of the nation.

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