Patchwork States argues that the subnational politics of conflict and competition in South Asian countries have roots in the history of uneven state formation under colonial rule. Colonial India contained a complex landscape of different governance arrangements and state-society relations. After ind...

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Main Author:	Naseemullah, Adnan (Author)
Format:	Electronic 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
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Patchwork States argues that the subnational politics of conflict and competition in South Asian countries have roots in the history of uneven state formation under colonial rule. Colonial India contained a complex landscape of different governance arrangements and state-society relations. After independence, postcolonial governments revised colonial governance institutions, but only with partial success. The book argues that contemporary India and Pakistan can be usefully understood as patchwork states, with enduring differences in state capacity and state-society relations within their national territories. The complex nature of territorial governance in these countries shapes patterns of political violence, including riots and rebellions, as well as variations in electoral competition and development across the political geography of the Indian subcontinent. By bridging past and present, this book can transform our understanding of both the legacies of colonial rule and the historical roots of violent politics, in South Asia and beyond
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Jun 2022) 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
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 309 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009158404
DOI:	10.1017/9781009158404