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This is the first composite book on South Asia dealing with such vital issues as the cultural identity, nationhood, ethnicity, and politicization of religion, ethnic conflict and the efforts of the states to engage with them. Politics of religion, minority languages and promises of cultural pluralism have received critical appraisal in this stimulating volume. The broad theoretical intent of the volume, then, is to find out what is at stake in contemporary adjustment of culturally pluralistic societies of South Asia, and what threats and promises stretch out ahead.
In order to understand the issues of cultural identity, pluralism, and the ˜mixed` cultural and linguistic traditions of South Asia in general and the people of India, in particular, the Anthropological Survey of India organised an International Conference on Identity, Cultural Pluralism and the State, where South Asian specialists from India, Germany, Sweden, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and the Survey`s scholars presented erudite papers. Prof. T. N. Madan delivered the keynote address and he also chaired the panel, which was formed to discuss ˜Cultural Diversity in the Context of Globalization`. Recommendations of this panel are contained in this book.
This book is designed as a comprehensive introduction to identity, ethnicity, and cultural pluralism and indeed it promises to herald a fresh brand of anthropological enquiry for future scholastic discourse in South Asia. Anthropologists, sociologists, linguists, historians, South Asian Area experts and SAARC specialists will find the book immensely valuable.isbn-9780230638594
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Pages : 570
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