Religious Radicalism and Nuclear Confrontation in South Asia
Author : Rodney W. Jones
Publisher : Anamika Pub & Distributors
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 24,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nuclear weapons
ISBN :
Author : Rodney W. Jones
Publisher : Anamika Pub & Distributors
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 24,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nuclear weapons
ISBN :
Author : Rodney W. Jones
Publisher :
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 50,67 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nuclear arms control
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Author : William Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 113949869X
This is one of the first single-author comparisons of different South Asian states around the theme of religious conflict. Based on new research and syntheses of the literature on 'communalism', it argues that religious conflict in this region in the modern period was never simply based on sectarian or theological differences or the clash of civilizations. Instead, the book proposes that the connection between religious radicalism and everyday violence relates to the actual (and perceived) weaknesses of political and state structures. For some, religious and ethnic mobilisation has provided a means of protest, where representative institutions failed. For others, it became a method of dealing with an uncertain political and economic future. For many it has no concrete or deliberate function, but has effectively upheld social stability, paternalism and local power, in the face of globalisation and the growing aspirations of the region's most underprivileged citizens.
Author : Satu P. Limaye
Publisher :
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Hinduism and state
ISBN : 9780971941663
Author : Imran Ahmed
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811668477
This book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West’s ‘war on terror’. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.
Author : Bardwell L. Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004045101
Author : Linell E. Cady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1134153058
A major new contribution to comparative and multidisciplinary scholarship on the alignment of religion and violence in the contemporary world, with a special focus on South and Southeast Asia. Religion and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia shows how this region is the site of recent and emerging democracies, a high degree of religious pluralism, the largest Muslim populations in the world, and several well-organized terrorist groups, making understanding of the dynamics of religious conflict and violence particularly urgent. By bringing scholars from religious studies, political science, sociology, anthropology and international relations into conversation with each other, this volume brings much needed attention to the role of religion in fostering violence in the region and addresses strategies for its containment or resolution. The dearth of other literature on the intersection of religion, politics and violence in contemporary South and Southeast Asia makes the timing of this book particularly relevant. This book will of great interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Asian politics, security studies and conflict studies.
Author : Mufleh R. Osmany
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 23,93 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
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Author : Sadia Nasir
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Caste
ISBN :
Author : Rafiq Dossani
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 2022
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781503625037
Prospects for Peace in South Asia addresses the largely hostile, often violent relations between India and Pakistan that date from their independence in 1947. The persistent conflict between the two neighboring countries over Kashmir has defied numerous international attempts at resolution and entered its most dangerous phase when both India and Pakistan became nuclear powers in 1998. The struggle over Kashmir is enduringly rooted in national identity, religion, and human rights. It has also influenced the politicization of Pakistan's army, religious radicalism, and nuclearization in both countries. This incisive volume analyzes these forces, their impact on relations between the two countries, and alternative roles the United States might play in resolving the dispute. While acknowledging the risks, the book is optimistic about peace in South Asia. The key argument is that many of the domestic concerns (such as territorial integrity in both countries and civilian-military rapprochement in Pakistan) that were fueling the conflict have abated.