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Fixing fractured nations : the challenge of ethnic separatism in the Asia-Pacific / edited by Robert G. Wirsing, Ehsan Ahrari.

Contributor(s): Wirsing, Robert | Ahrari, Mohammed EMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Critical studies of the Asia Pacific seriesPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010Description: xii, 288 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780230236592 (hardback)Subject(s): Peace-building -- Asia | Conflict management -- Asia | Peace-building -- Pacific Area | Conflict management -- Pacific Area | Minorities -- Asia | Minorities -- Pacific Area | Asia -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects | Pacific Area -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 323.15 LOC classification: JZ5584.A7 | F59 2010

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Ethnic Separatism in Asia: What Lies Ahead?--R. Wirsing Part I: South East Asia Thailand: Southern Discomfort: Separatist Conflict in the Kingdom of Thailand--I. Storey Myanmar/Burma: Resolving the Burmese Imbroglio: A Multilateral Solution?--M. Malik Philippines: Manilas Mindanao Muddle--V. Watson Indonesia: Letting Go to Hold On--A. Smith Part II: South Asia Pakistan: Ethnic Separatism in Balochistan: Tribal Turbulence on the Energy Corridor--R. Wirsing India: Nation and the Spirals of Insecurity: How the State Responds to Ethnic Separatism in Indias Northeast--S.K. Das India &--Pakistan: Dangerous Place: Kashmiri Separatism in a Disputed Territory--R. Wirsing Sri Lanka: Managing Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Going Beyond LTTE--S.Akhtar Part III: East Asia China: Retribution &--Retaliation: Uyghur Separatism &--Chinese Security in Xinjiang--E.Davis China: Tibet: At the Crossroads of Ethnic Nationalism &--Geopolitical Realism--P.Smith Part IV: Pacific Islands Papua New Guinea: The Melting Pot: Ethnicity, Identity &--Separatism in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea--J.Rolfe Conclusion: Ethnic Separatism in Geopolitical Perspective--E.Ahrari.

Summary: Asia's rising power and wealth offer its many oppressed ethnic minorities hope for greater political freedom and an end to violence. But the reality of this hope is cast in doubt by acute separatist conflict. This book provides fresh and factual assessments of separatist struggles and prospects for conflict resolution in nine countries of Asia --Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current location	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)	Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)	NFIC	General Stacks	323.15 FIX 2010 (Browse shelf)	Available		CIPS0001244

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Asia's rising power and wealth offer its many oppressed ethnic minorities hope for greater political freedom and an end to violence. But the reality of this hope is cast in doubt by acute separatist conflict. This book provides fresh and factual assessments of separatist struggles and prospects for conflict resolution in nine countries of Asia --Provided by publisher.

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