TY - BOOK AU - Hangen,Susan I. TI - The rise of ethnic politics in Nepal: democracy in the margins SN - 9780415778848 (hbk.) U1 - 954.96 PY - 2010/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Political anthropology KW - Nepal KW - Politics and culture KW - Indigenous peoples KW - Politics and government KW - Ethnic relations KW - Political aspects N1 - 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 ER -