Crafting State-Nations India and Other Multinational Democracies |
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Author:
| Stepan, Alfred Linz, Juan J. Yadav, Yogendra |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9724-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state--nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to ......
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state--nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to ......