Globalization and the Politics of Identity in India

Bhupinder Brar, Ashutosh Kumar, Ronki Ram

Pearson Education, 2008 - Political Science - 312 pages

"Globalization and the Politics of Identity in India" features sixteen original essays that discuss the effects of globalization on prevalent identities in India: political, religious, social, and cultural. It includes perspectives from political science, history, sociology, economics, and international relations; identity politics in Kashmir, Punjab, North Bengal, Rajasthan and the North-East, as well as among the diaspora. Readers also get know of popular understanding of liberalization and privatization, the impacts of foreign direct investment and various tendencies brought about by globalization, such as Unitarianism, majoritarian nationalism and multiculturalism.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Globalization and the Politics of Identity in India
• Editors: Bhupinder Brar, Ashutosh Kumar, Ronki Ram
• Publisher: Pearson Education, 2008
• ISBN: 8131707873, 9788131707876
• Length: 312 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General