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This collection draws on a range of methodologies and approaches to
explore the similarities, differences and overlaps between the
contemporary debates on international development and humanitarian
intervention and the historical artefacts and strategies of Empire.
The parallels between the language of nineteenth-century liberal
imperialism and the humanitarian interventionism of the post-Cold
War era are striking. The American military, both in Somalia in the
early 1990s and in the aftermath of the Iraq invasion, used
ethno-graphic information compiled by British colonial
administrators. Are these interconnections accidental curiosities
or more elemental? The contributors to this book articulate the
belief that these comparisons are analytically revealing. From the
language of moral necessity and conviction, the design of specific
aid packages, the devised forms of intervention and
governmentality, through to the life-style, design and location of
NGO encampments, the authors seek to account for the numerous and
often striking parallels between contemporary international
security, development and humanitarian intervention, and the logic
of Empire. This book will be of great interest to all those
concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider
implications of today's emergent liberal interventionism, and the
various logics of international development.
This book addresses the paradox of political mobilization and the
failings of governance in India, with reference to the conflict
between secularism and Hindu nationalism, authoritarianism and
democracy.
It demonstrates how the Internal Emergency of 1975 led to increased
support of groups such as the BJS and the RSS, accounting for the
rise of political movements advocating Hindu nationalism - Hindutva
- as a response to rapid political mobilization triggered by the
Emergency, and an attempt by political elites to control this to
their advantage. Vernon Hewitt argues that the political
disjuncture between democracy and mobilization in India is partly a
function of the Indian state, the nature of a caste-class based
society, but also - and significantly - the contingencies of
individual leaders and the styles of rule. He shows how, in the
wake of the Emergency, the BJP and the RSS gained popularity and
power amid the on-going decline and fragmentation of the Congress,
whilst, at the same time, Hindu nationalism appeared to be of such
importance that Congress began aligning themselves with the Hindu
right for electoral gains. The volume suggests that, in the light
of these developments, the rise of the BJP should not be considered
as remarkable - or as transformative - as was at first imagined.
This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about
empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those
concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider
implications of today's emergentliberal interventionism, and the
various logics of international development. This collection
explores the similarities, differences and overlaps between the
contemporary debates on international development and humanitarian
intervention and the historical artefacts and strategies of Empire.
It includes views by historians and students of politics and
development, drawing on a range of methodologies and approaches.
The parallels between the language of nineteenth-century liberal
imperialism and the humanitarian interventionism of the post-Cold
War era are striking. The American military, both in Somalia in the
early 1990s and in the aftermath the Iraq invasion, used
ethnographic information compiled by British colonial
administrators. Are these interconnections, which are capable of
endless multiplication, accidental curiosities or more elemental?
The contributors to this book articulate the belief that these
comparisons are not just anecdotal but are analytically
revealing.From the language of moral necessity and conviction, the
design of specific aid packages; the devised forms of intervention
and governmentality, through to the life-style, design and location
of NGO encampments, the authors seek to account for the numerous
and often striking parallels between contemporary international
security, development and humanitarian intervention, and the logic
of Empire. MARK DUFFIELD is Professor of Development Politicsat the
University of Bristol; VERNON HEWITT is Senior Lecturer in Politics
at the University of Bristol Southern Africa (South Africa,
Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia): HSRC Press
Revised and substantially updated, "The new international politics
of South Asia" argues that the politics of the individual states of
South Asia cannot be understood without reference to the regional
and international context. The author emphasises the need to
consider rapid political, social and economic change in the context
of debates over ethnic identity and changes within the
international system following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Recent changes have opened up new opportunities for the region, but
have also exposed specific weaknesses. The author discusses India’s
evolving relationship with the international economic system,
economic reforms in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as key issues
such as the regional position on the NPT treaty, the Comprehensive
Test Ban treaty, environmental issues, and the post-Cold War world
order.
This book addresses the paradox of political mobilization and the
failings of governance in India, with reference to the conflict
between secularism and Hindu nationalism, authoritarianism and
democracy. It demonstrates how the Internal Emergency of 1975 led
to increased support of groups such as the BJS and the RSS,
accounting for the rise of political movements advocating Hindu
nationalism - Hindutva - as a response to rapid political
mobilization triggered by the Emergency, and an attempt by
political elites to control this to their advantage. Vernon Hewitt
argues that the political disjuncture between democracy and
mobilization in India is partly a function of the Indian state, the
nature of a caste-class based society, but also - and significantly
- the contingencies of individual leaders and the styles of rule.
He shows how, in the wake of the Emergency, the BJP and the RSS
gained popularity and power amid the on-going decline and
fragmentation of the Congress, whilst, at the same time, Hindu
nationalism appeared to be of such importance that Congress began
aligning themselves with the Hindu right for electoral gains. The
volume suggests that, in the light of these developments, the rise
of the BJP should not be considered as remarkable - or as
transformative - as was at first imagined.
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