Rethinking State Politics in India : Regions within Regions (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Introduction to the Second Edition ? Beyond Nation-State: Framing Regional Politics in India Ashutosh Kumar Part I: United Colours of New States 1. Rethinking ‘Regional Developmental Imbalances’; Spatial Versus the Socio-Political ‘Region’: The Case of Tribals in Jharkhand Ashutosh Kumar 2. Constitution of a Region: A Study of Chhattisgarh Dharmendra Kumar 3. The Creation of a Region: Politics of Identity and Development in Uttarakhand Pampa Mukherjee Part II: Quest for Territorial Homeland 4. Regions within Region and their Movements in Karnataka: Nuances, Claims and Ambiguities Muzaffar Assadi 5. Backwardness and Political Articulation of Backwardness in the North Bengal Region of West Bengal Arun K. Jana 6. Assertion of a Region: Exploring the Demand for Telengana Rama Rao Bonagani 7. Region, Caste and Politics of ‘Reverse Discrimination’: The Case of Harit Pradesh Jagpal Singh 8. Regions Within but Democracy Without: A Study of India’s North-east Samir Kumar Das 9. Politics of Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective: Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir Ashutosh Kumar Part III: Caste and Politics of Marginality 10. Garv Se Kahon Hum Lingayat Hain! Caste Associations and Identity Politics in Maharashtra Rajeshwari Deshpande 11. Emergence of Dalit Organizations in Tamil Nadu: Causes, Forms of Assertion and Impact on the State Politics of Tamil Nadu Neeru Sharma Mehra 12. Affirmative Action, Group Rights and Democracy: The Mala?Madiga Conflict in Andhra Pradesh Sudha Pai 13. Caste and Marginality in Punjab: Looking for Regional Specificities Ronki Ram Part IV: State Electoral Politics ? Regional Variance 14. Subregions, Identity and the Nature of Political Competition in Rajasthan Sanjay Lodha 15. Regions within Regions ? Negotiating Political Spaces: A Case Study of Karnataka Sandeep Shastri Part V: Politics of Public Policy 16. Political Regimes and Economic Reforms: A Study of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh Ashok K. Pankaj