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'India and Pakistan' provides an historical understanding of the chequered process of nation-building in the subcontinent. In particular, Talbot examines the role of 'parochial' allegiances and the impact of contemporary processes of economic and cultural globalisation on nationalist and localist allegiances.

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'A thoughtful and up-to-date account that will be of great value to all those interested in the history of nationalism in South Asia.' English Historical Review '...a pithy commentary on the formation of modern national identities in the subcontinent.' Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

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The impact of the west and the rise of Indian nationalism; the Hindu tradition and nationalist ideology; competing identities in colonial India; the achievement of nationhood; nation, state and society in post-independence India and Pakistan.

India and Pakistan

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Published 1/28/2000 12:07:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780340706336
      978-0340706336
      ISBN-10 0340706333

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'India and Pakistan' provides an historical understanding of the chequered process of nation-building in the subcontinent. In particular, Talbot examines the role of 'parochial' allegiances and the impact of contemporary processes of economic and cultural globalisation on nationalist and localist allegiances.

      Trade Review
      'A thoughtful and up-to-date account that will be of great value to all those interested in the history of nationalism in South Asia.' English Historical Review '...a pithy commentary on the formation of modern national identities in the subcontinent.' Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

      Table of Contents
      The impact of the west and the rise of Indian nationalism; the Hindu tradition and nationalist ideology; competing identities in colonial India; the achievement of nationhood; nation, state and society in post-independence India and Pakistan.

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