TY - BOOK AU - Hangen,Susan I TI - The Rise of ethnic politics in Nepal: democracy in the margins SN - 9780415778848 U1 - 954.96 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Political anthropology KW - Nepal 2. Politics and culture KW - Nepal 3. Indigenous peoples KW - Nepal KW - Politics and government 4. Nepal KW - Ethnic relations KW - Political aspects 5. Nepal KW - Politics and government N1 - Argues that ethnic politics have the potential to strengthen rather than destabilize democracy. This book studies one of Nepal's most significant social movements and examines the role it has played in the process of democratization in Nepal. It demonstrates that ethnic parties are not antithetical to democracy ER -