Political Violence in South AsiaPaperback / softback
Political Violence in South AsiaPaperback / softback Political violence has remained an integral part of South Asian society for decades. Violence is perpetrated by the state, by non-state actors,…
Specifikacia Political Violence in South AsiaPaperback / softback
Political Violence in South AsiaPaperback / softback
Political violence has remained an integral part of South Asian society for decades. Violence is perpetrated by the state, by non-state actors, and used by the citizens as a form of resistance. The region has witnessed and continued to encounter violence for achieving political objectives from above and from below.
Each chapter either speaks to an important aspect of the political violence or provides an overall picture of the nature and scope of political Ethnic insurgency, religion-inspired extremism, and ideology-driven hostility are examples of violent acts that have emerged as challenges to the states which have responded with violence in the form of civil war and through violations of human rights disregarding international norms.This book explores various dimensions of political violence in South Asia, namely in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.