Regionalism And National Unity In Nepal

Gaige's book focuses on the relations between a centralizing state and marginalized people, The Madhesis, the descendants of people who have either immigrated into the Tarai from North India during the last two centuries or who were already settled in the region when it was incorporated into the Nepali state.  This is an acclaimed study of the Tarai and the Nepali states misdirected and ineffectual attempts at integrating the region into the national mainstream. The theme of the book remains as relevant three decades later, especially at a time when the very essence of Nepali nationalism is being questioned.  Content: Chapter 1 Geopolitics of the Tarai Chapter 2 Economy of the Tarai Chapter 3 Nepal India Border problems Chapter 4 Migration into the Tarai Chapter 5 The politics of citizenship Chapter 6 The politics of language Chapter 7 Language, communication and national integration Chapter 8 Politics in the Nepalese tradition Chapter 9 Oppositional politics in the Tarai Chapter 10 The problems of national integration