Politics of Cultural Difference: Identity and Marginality in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
In: South Asian Survey, Jg. 17 (2010-09-01), Heft 2, S. 283-294
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This article analyses the formation of an ethnic category and its relations with the marginalisation of ethnic minorities in the context of upland–lowland relations in Bangladesh. Three central concerns are highlighted. First, it examines the political and historical trajectories of the South Asian subcontinent which has laid down various identities for groups of people such as the Pahari living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. Second, it critically discusses how colonial policy has continued in the postcolonial era, particularly in dealing with people of different cultures living in the same state’s territory. Finally, the article argues that identity formation is closely linked with the politics of marginality, with particular reference to the Pahari people of the CHT. The article is based on comprehensive data collected through ethnographic fieldwork undertaken at different times from 1997 onwards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Politics of Cultural Difference: Identity and Marginality in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Uddin, Nasir |
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Zeitschrift: | South Asian Survey, Jg. 17 (2010-09-01), Heft 2, S. 283-294 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0971-5231 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1177/097152311201700206 |
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