This volume looks at the politics of communication and culture in contemporary South Asia. It explores languages, signs and symbols reflective of current mythol

The book introduces central themes that have preoccupied the field of South Asian politics over the last few decades and identifies new, emerging areas of resea

This comprehensive but accessible text provides students with a systematic introduction to the comparative political study of the leading nations of South Asia:

Western policymakers, political activists and academics alike see patronage as the chief enemy of open, democratic societies. Patronage, for them, is a corrupti

Offers fresh perspectives on the relationship between secularization, tolerance and democracy through a theoretically informed look at South Asian politics.