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Description of Fixing Fractured Nations

In Fixing Fractured Nations ten seasoned Asia-watchers assess the 'state of play' between governments and separatist-minded ethnic minorities in eight Asian countries at the end of the 21st century. Expert and freshly researched assessments cover major separatist challenges in the multiethnic states of China, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar/Burma and Papua New Guinea. The authors ask what motivates the separatists, how great a challenge they present to governments and how the governments have reacted to them. From the specific cases considered, the authors seek to discover where ethnic separatism in general is heading - towards peaceful resolution or greater violence and upheaval - in the globalizing and remarkably dynamic societies of Asia. The fate of ethnic separatism in these lands may alter the map of Asia and will inevitably help shape the political futures of Asia's populations.

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ISBN:

9780230236592

Pages:

304 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

446409

Publisher:

Palgrave MacMillan

Published:

12/03/2010

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About Robert G. Wirsing (Editor) and Ehsan Ahrari (Editor)

ROBERT WIRSING is Visiting Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar. He is a widely-published specialist on South Asian Politics and International Relations whose recent research focus has been on the politics and diplomacy of natural resources in South Asia. EHSAN AHRARI is Professor of Security Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Honolulu, USA. His primary areas of expertise include counterterrorism (Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, and North Africa), nuclear and missile proliferation (China, India, and Pakistan), political Islam, information warfare, with special focus on China and the world of Islam, public diplomacy, and ethnic conflict. He has published widely on security issues in Asia.