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What makes a national community out of a state? Addressing this fundamental question, Rajagopalan studies national integration from the perspective of three South Asian communities—Tamilians in India, Sindhis in Pakistan, and Tamils in Sri Lanka—that have a history of secessionism in common, but with vastly different outcomes. Rajagopalan investigates why integration is relatively successful in some cases (Tamil Nadu), less so in others (Sindh), and disastrous in some (Sri Lanka). Broadly comparative and drawing together multiple aspects of political development and nation building, her imaginative exploration of the tension between state and nation gives voice to relatively disenfranchised sections of society.

Nationalism --- South Asia --- Politics and government --- Ethnic relations --- Political aspects.

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This volume explores sources of security and insecurity in women's lives, as well as their agency in creating security for themselves and others in different settings within the South Asian context. Among the distinguishing features of this book are the plurality of perspectives it offers, its delineation of new agendas for both empirical research and activism in the area of security, and its examination of the existing and flawed theories of security. Bringing together a large amount of statistical, ethnographic and survey data, this volume vividly depicts the relationship between women and s

International relations --- Security, International --- Sex role --- Social aspects.