Hangen, Susan I.

The rise of ethnic politics in Nepal: democracy in the margins / Susan I. Hangen - London; New York: Routledge, 2010. - xi, 190 p.: ill., maps; 25 cm. - Routledge contemporary South Asia series; 25 .

Includes bibliography and index.

Introduction: Democracy and ethnic politics
1 Democratization, ethnic diversity and inequality in Nepal
2 The indigenous nationalities movement in post-1990 Nepal
3 Between political party and social movement: People
and political activities in the MNO
4 Democratization and local politics: An MNO village
government
5 ’Our own heartbeats’: The politics of culture in the MNo
6 Becoming not-Hindu: Religious and political
transformation
Conclusion: Ethnic parties in a New Nepal - the Constituent Assembly elections and the future of the
MNO

9780415778848 (hbk.) 0415778840 (hbk.) 9780203862056 (ebk.) 0203862058 (ebk.)


Political anthropology--Nepal.
Politics and culture--Nepal.
Indigenous peoples--Politics and government.--Nepal


Nepal--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
Nepal--Politics and government.

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