Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbours

by David N. Gellner

This volume, the first in a new series on governance, conflict, and civic action in South Asia, focuses on the larger countries of South Asia--Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and especially Nepal. The 15 essays in this volume analyze democracy both as a process and as a value. The essays also examine in ethnographic detail the way in which democracy is actually experienced in South Asia, ranging far beyond conventional political structures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9352805755
• ISBN13: 9789352805754
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Sage
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"