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02551nam\a2200289\a\4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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56726 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20231120130133.0 |
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231120s2016 enk b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9780415822787 (hardback) |
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| ISBN |
9780415822794 (paperback) |
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| ISBN |
9781315671307 (ebook) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
BD-DhIUB |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
320.954 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
I6195 |
| 245 03 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
An introduction to South Asian politics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by Neil DeVotta. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Routledge , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 166 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of the social, political, and economic institutions of six South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It adopts a broad theoretical framework and evaluates the opportunities and constraints facing South Asia's states within the context of democracy. Key features include: - An introduction to the region. - The history and political development of these South Asian states, including evaluations of their democratic trajectories. - The management of conflict, economic development, and extremist threats. - A comparative analysis of the states. - Projections concerning democracy taking into consideration the opportunities and constraints facing these countries. This textbook will be an indispensable teaching tool for courses on South Asia. It includes pedagogical features such as political chronologies, political party descriptions, textboxes, a glossary and suggestions for further reading. Written in an accessible style and by experts on South Asian politics, it offers students of South Asian politics a valuable introduction to an exceedingly diverse region. Neil DeVotta is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His research interests include South Asian security and politics, ethnicity and nationalism, and democratic transition and consolidation. He is the author of Blowback: Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (2004) and the editor of Understanding Contemporary India, 2nd edition (2010)"-- |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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| School name |
School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| Department |
Global Studies and Governance |
| Shelving Location |
Reference Stacks |
| 541 ## - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE |
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| Source of acquisition |
Karim International |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. |
| Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
South Asia |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
DeVotta, Neil. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |