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1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Contentious Politics in Democratizing Nepal; Democracy, Domination and Exclusionary Constitutional-Engineering Process in Nepal, 1990; Committed Insurgents, a Divided State and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal; Women and Children Last: The Effects of the Maoist Insurgency on Gender-based Violence; The Evolution of the Maoist Revolution in Nepal in an Adverse International Environment; The Web in the Shadows (Chaayaamaa Maakuraako Jaalo): Anatomy of Stakeholder Influences in an Insurgency. |
| Summary |
After the restoration of democracy in 1990, Nepal witnessed collective political struggles--identity and gender movements, public protests and strikes, and the Maoist rebellion. This volume examines the causes, consequences and effectiveness of such contentious politics, and their relationship to democratization. Contradicting the popular thesis that contentious politics generally promotes democratization, this topical book shows that some forms of contentious politics can hinder it, even as other forms strengthen democracy. It also suggests that the nature of activities--whether they are coerciv. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Nepal.
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Democratization. |
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Nepal. |
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Multiculturalism -- Nepal.
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Multiculturalism. |
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Nepal -- Politics and government -- 1990-
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Politics and government. |
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1990- |
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Since 1990 |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lawoti, Mahendra, 1965-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contentious politics and democratization in Nepal. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2007 9789994654284 9994654284 (DLC) 2007014172 (OCoLC)124031738 |
| ISBN |
9788132101543 (electronic book) |
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8132101545 (electronic book) |
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1282077953 |
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9781282077959 |
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9789994654284 (hardback) |
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9994654284 (hardback) |
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9780761936015 (hard back) |
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0761936017 (hard back) |
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9788178297644 (India-hardback) |
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8178297647 (India-hardback) |
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