Separatist Violence in South Asia: A Comparative Study

ISBN-13: 9781138583771 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 142 str.

Matthew J. Webb

Opis

 This book examines why nation-building projects in South Asia, including secessionist movements from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, have failed to successfully integrate sub-national communities. By deconstructing sovereignty into its constituent components, the book explores the motives, tactics, successes and failures of South Asia’s separatist movements and offers an explanation for why separatism, but not political violence, has recently declined in the region. Taking a comparative explanatory viewpoint, it offers a comprehensive review of relevant explanatory theories dominant in the scholarly literature on secession and an examination of their application to South Asia.

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Genesis of Conflict 3. The Conduct of Conflict 4. Redemption 5. Conclusion

O autorze

Matthew J. Webb is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His previous publications include Kashmir’s Right to Secede: A Critical Examination of Contemporary Theories of Secession (2012) and The Political Economy of Conflict in South Asia (2015).