Building Democracy in South Asia: India, Nepal, PakistanThis analysis of South Asia's political experience with democracy in the 1990s assumes that, if democratic norms are to be universalized, they must first absorb the interpretations and experiences of the non-Western countries. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The History of the Democratic Experience in South Asia | 23 |
Democratization in Pakistan | 67 |
Democratization in Nepal | 111 |
The Politics of Consolidation | 143 |
Kashmir in South Asia | 193 |
Conclusion | 221 |
Bibliography | 237 |
About the Book 247 | |
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