Semester Offered: Second Semester Credits (Range): 3 hours Attribute:3 SS
New course added 05.26.10.
This course introduces the politics of major South Asian countries -- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. It examines and compares processes and conflicts associated with colonialism, democratization, state-building and ethnic/religious/linguistic/class differences. It also focuses upon contemporary regional phenomena that have had major consequences at the international level such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and the growth of religious fundamentalism.
Enrollment Limit:30 Instructor: S. Pathak Consent of the Instructor Required?No