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“robert c oberst”

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  • Government and Politics in South Asia

    by Robert C Oberst ...
    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 ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Subnational Movements In South Asia

    by Subrata Mitra, R. Alison Lewis, Robert C Oberst, R Alison Lewis ...
    The idea of the book initially emerged from a panel discussion at the Specialist Group on South Asia of the Political Studies Association, UK, in March 1993. On its tortuous path to publication, it has been enriched by critical comments from Sumit Ganguly, Vernon Hewitt, Iftikhar Malik, Gurharpal Singh and David Taylor. The volume has benefited fromSubrata Mitra's long association with the Centre ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Legislators and Representation in Sri Lanka

    The Decentralization of Development Planning

    by Robert C. Oberst ...
    Focusing on the work of Sri Lankan legislators, this book offers a model of representation in examining parliamentary systems, especially those found in the Third World. It explores an important part of legislators' responsibilities as the country seeks to decentralize its development planning. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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    Solving the Puzzle of Divergent Paths

    by Philip Oldenburg ...
    The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not. Focusing on the specificities and the nuances of each state system, the author examines in ... Read more

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  • Does the Elephant Dance?

    Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy

    by David M. Malone ...
    India today looms large globally, where it hardly loomed at all twenty years ago. It is likely to be a key global actor throughout the twenty-first century and could well emerge soon as one of the top five global powers. Does the Elephant Dance? seeks to survey the main features of Indian foreign policy. It identifies elements of Indian history relevant to the topic; examines the role therein of ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • A History of Modern South Asia

    Politics, States, Diasporas

    by Ian Talbot ...
    Noted historian Ian Talbot has written a new history of modern South Asia that considers the Indian Subcontinent in regional rather than in solely national terms. A leading expert on the Partition of 1947, Talbot focuses here on the combined history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh since 1757 and specifically on the impact of external influences on the local peoples and cultures. This text ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Modern South Asia

    History, Culture, Political Economy

    by Sugata Bose, Ayesha Jalal ...
    The fifth edition of Modern South Asia draws on the newest historical research and scholarship in the field to interpret and debate key developments in modern South Asian history and historical writing, covering the diverse spectrum of the subcontinent’s social, economic and political past.Jointly authored by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, this definitive study offers a rare depth of ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Contemporary India: The Basics

    by Rekha Datta ...
    Series series The Basics
    Contemporary India: The Basics provides readers with a clear and accessible guide through the richness, diversity and complexity of twenty-first century India. It explores the reality of the country’s cultural diversity which creates both harmony and tension. Covering issues the country faces both domestically and on the global stage, this book analyzes the political, social, cultural and economic ... Read more

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  • South Asia in the World: An Introduction

    An Introduction

    by Susan S Wadley ...
    Series series Foundations in Global Studies
    This first book in the new Foundations in Global Studies series offers a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to South Asia. The variations in social, cultural, economic, and political life in this diverse and complex region are explored within the context of the globalising forces affecting all regions of the world.In a simple strategy that all books in the series employ, the ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics

    India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

    Edited by Paul R. Brass ...
    The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Politics examines key issues in politics of the five independent states of the South Asian region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Written by experts in their respective areas, this Handbook introduces the reader to the politics of South Asia by presenting the prevailing agreements and disagreements in the literature.In the first two ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Maoist and other Armed Conflicts

    by Anuradha M Chenoy, Kamal A Mitra Chenoy ...
    One-sixth of all Indians today live in areas of armed conflict. Seeking solutions, this book is a holistic examination of present armed conflicts as well as the past ones in Punjab and Mizoram, illuminating their common roots, as well as the responses of the state and civil society. The authors show how insurgencies are propelled by a complex mix of issues: the denial of justice and rights, ... Read more

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  • Federalism in South Asia

    by Mahendra Prasad Singh, Veena Kukreja ...
    This book is one of the first in-depth and systematic studies on the functioning and aspiring federations of South Asia. It examines how federal dynamics in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are impinged on by the nature of their specific constitutions; their societal, political and cultural fabrics; composition of power elites and ruling classes; structures of political economy and market; ... Read more

    $70.99 USD