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Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland : (Record no. 125018)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789048527502
Qualifying information (electronic bk.)
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9789089648860
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System control number (MiAaPQ)EBC4836546
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System control number (CaONFJC)MIL1005629
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System control number (OCoLC)981912247
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Original cataloging agency MiAaPQ
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number DS495
082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.9
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Chettri, Mona.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland :
Remainder of title Constructing Democracy.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Amsterdam :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Amsterdam University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2017.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (183 pages)
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Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Asian Borderlands Series ;
Volume/sequential designation v.3
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Cover -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Glossary of Local Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why Study the Eastern Himalayan Borderland? -- Studying the Eastern Himalayan Borderland: Same Same but Different -- Facilitating Ethnic Politics in the Eastern Himalaya -- Organisation of this Book -- 1. Locating the 'Nepali' in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland -- Becoming Nepali: Colonial History and Ethnic Group Formation -- Going to Muglan: Emigration from the Kingdom of Gorkha to India -- Language and Ethnic Group Formation -- Homogenisation of the Nepalis and its Impact on Identity Formation -- Gorkhaland: A Homeland for the Indian-Nepalis -- De-Constructing the Nepali in Sikkim -- Re-claiming Limbuwan -- Conclusion -- 2. The Ethnic Worldview: Framing Existential Grievances -- Limbus of Eastern Nepal and the Politics of 'jati and nose' -- Discriminating against the Sons of the Soil - the Gorkhas of Darjeeling -- Fostering the Culture of Dependency in Sikkim -- Conclusion -- 3. Ethnic Identity as Political Identity -- The Political Resilience of the Brave Gorkha -- Neither Mongol nor Kirat: Asserting the Limbu Identity -- Claiming exclusive identities in Sikkim -- Conclusion -- 4. Manifestations of Ethnic Politics -- The Dress Code: Looking like a Gorkha -- Becoming a Tribe in Sikkim -- Limbus as the Embodiment of the Indigenous Discourse -- Conclusion -- 5. Constructing Democracy -- Emergence of a New Patronage Structure -- The New Elites -- Political Elites -- Expressing Agency through Ethnic Politics -- Regional Interpretation of Democracy -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Being Nepali Across Borders -- Of Ethnic Politics and Democratic Cultures -- Ethnic Politics as People's Politics -- Bibliography -- Index -- List of Illustrations -- Figure 1 Map of Sikkim, Darjeeling and east Nepal -- Figure 2 The only solution - Gorkhaland.
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Formatted contents note Figure 3 Madhesh ko chacha's shop in Soreng, West Sikkim -- Figure 4 Khukuri for sale in a local market in Darjeeling -- Figure 5 Writing on the wall:Bhutia, Lepcha or Nepali we are all Gorkhali -- Figure 6 Limboo artifacts on display at the Namchi Mahautsav, Sikkim -- Figure 7 Raakay-Julus: fire-torch procession in Ilam, organised by NEFIN -- Figure 8 Offices of 'Limbuwan Parties', Ilam.
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Source of description note Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Sikkim (India)-Politics and government.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Nepal-Politics and government.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Darjeeling (India : District)-Politics and government.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name van Schendel, Willem.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Harris, Tina.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Chettri, Mona
Title Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland
Place, publisher, and date of publication Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,c2017
International Standard Book Number 9789089648860
797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN)
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ProQuest (Firm)
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Asian Borderlands Series
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4836546">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4836546</a>
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