TY - BOOK AU - Oberst, Robert AU - Malik,Yogendra ED - Kennedy, Charles H. ED - Kapur, Ashok ED - Lawoti, Mahendra ED - Rahman, Syedur ED - Ahmad, Ahrar TI - Government and Politics in South Asia SN - 9780813348797 U1 - 320.954 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - South Asia KW - Politics and government KW - Political science N2 - 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 perspective brought on by adding a new author to the team. New material includes discussions of political parties and leaders in India, the Zardari regime 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, and the troubles facing Nepal as it attempts to draft a new constitution.Organized in parallel fashion to facilitate cross-national comparison, the sections on each nation address several topical areas of inquiry: political culture and heritage, government structure and institutions, political parties and leaders, conflict and resolution, and modernization and development. A statistical appendix provides a concise overview of leading demographic and economic indicators for each country, making Government and Politics in South Asia an invaluable addition to courses on the politics of South Asia ER -