12-13-2005, 08:01 AM
<b>Language, Religion and Politics in North India (Paperback)
by Paul R Brass </b>
This book is recognized as a classic study both of the politics of language and religion in India and of ethnic and nationalist movements in general. It received overwhelmingly favorable reviews across disciplinary and international boundaries at first publication, characterized as âa masterly conceptual analysis of language, religion, ethnic groups, and nationhoodâ, âa monumental workâ, âof interest to all political scientistsâ, on that âshould be required reading for any politically concerned personâ in the United Kingdom (from a TLS review), a work whose âvalue and importanceâ¦can scarcely be overstatedâ, with âno competitor in the same classâ.
About the Author
Paul R. Brass, regarded as âthe leading South Asia political scientist in North Americaâ, is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle. He has published fourteen books and many articles on comparative and South Asian politics, ethnic politics, and collective violence. His work has been based on extensive field research in India during numerous visits since 1961.
by Paul R Brass </b>
This book is recognized as a classic study both of the politics of language and religion in India and of ethnic and nationalist movements in general. It received overwhelmingly favorable reviews across disciplinary and international boundaries at first publication, characterized as âa masterly conceptual analysis of language, religion, ethnic groups, and nationhoodâ, âa monumental workâ, âof interest to all political scientistsâ, on that âshould be required reading for any politically concerned personâ in the United Kingdom (from a TLS review), a work whose âvalue and importanceâ¦can scarcely be overstatedâ, with âno competitor in the same classâ.
About the Author
Paul R. Brass, regarded as âthe leading South Asia political scientist in North Americaâ, is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle. He has published fourteen books and many articles on comparative and South Asian politics, ethnic politics, and collective violence. His work has been based on extensive field research in India during numerous visits since 1961.