00975nam a2200169Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200200007610000240009624500570012025000160017726000490019330000220024252004810026465000220074565000380076720261006112443.0260608s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9781555879679  223a323.154 RAJ  aRajagopalan, Swarna 0aState and Nation in South Asiac/ Swarna Rajagopalan  a1st Edition  aLondon b: Lynne Rienner Publishers c, 2001  a233 p.c ; 23 cm.  aFocusing on the features that make a state a national community, this volume studies national integration from the perspective of three South Asian the Tamils in India, the Sindhis in Pakistan, and the Tamils in Sri Lanka, all of whom have a history of secessionism in common, but with vastly different outcomes. In each case, the author investigates and compares successful and unsuccessful strategies of integration, focusing particularly on reconciliation and accommodation  aPolitical Science  aPolitocal Condition in South Asia