Graham P. Chapman

The Geopolitics of South Asia

From Early Empires to the Nuclear Age

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Anyone who is planning on carrying out research in South Asia or indeed anyone who simply wishes to understand more about this cultural heartland should read this book. It shows how geological movements moulded the land of this unique cradle and how they still impact on it. Discussions are woven around the three major forces of integration. These are 'identitive' forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology; 'utilitarian' forces - bonds of common material interest, and 'coercion' - the institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman shows how the organization of territory has been central to the region's historic, cultural, linguistic and economic development. In addition to the material on the Northwest frontier, Afghanistan and Kashmir which was added for the second edition, the Northeastern borderlands are also now examined in this fully revised third edition. The current geopolitical state of the region is completely updated and greatly enhanced.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9780754672982
• ISBN-10: 0754672980
• Artikelnr.: 45540060

Autorenporträt

Graham P. Chapman, CAS, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norway and Lancaster University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword
Part I Introduction: Brahma and Manu: of mountains and rivers, gods and men
Hinduism: the manifold of man and God
Islam: submission to the one true God. Part II The British Raj: The usurpers: the life and death of John Company
Securing the Empire
A new geography: a new economy
The new nationalisms and the politics of reaction. Part III The Successor States: Divide and quit
New lines on the map
From 2 to 3: the birth of Bangladesh
Raj and swaraj: regionalism and integration in the successor states
The forgotten sisters: India's Northeast
The power upstream
The greater game. Part IV Conclusions: States and regions in South Asia
References and bibliography
Index.