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Patchwork states : the historical roots of subnational conflict and competition in South Asia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naseemullah, Adnan (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Subnational governments > South Asia.
Political violence > South Asia.
South Asia > Politics and government.
South Asia > Colonial influence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Colonial influence.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
Subnational governments.
South Asia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Political order, state formation, and typologizing colonial rule
  • The making of patchwork authority
  • The patchwork nature of colonial governance
  • Postcolonial patchwork states
  • Patchwork states and sovereignty : explaining political violence
  • Patchwork states and patronage : explaining electoral competition
  • The patchwork state and development
  • Researching the legacies of colonial rule
  • The patchwork state in comparative perspective.