The Madhesi Upsurge and the Contested Idea of Nepal

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Jha, Kalpana (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Asia > History.; Peace.; Ethnicity.; Social Sciences.; Ethnicity Studies.; Conflict Studies.; History of South Asia.

This book is set against the burning issue of ethnic uprisings in the Madhes region of Nepal and analyses debates on the idea of contemporary Nepal. The limited view of Nepal as a primarily hill nation with Nepali-speaking people ignores the vast ethnic and linguistic diversity of the country. It ha...