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The Tibetan community in exile is arguably one of the most resilient and successful refugee groups in the world. For centuries, a people who had lived in seclusion, suddenly found themselves having to cope not only with the modern world, but also with the fact of exile. Yet, Tibetans the world over have proved themselves equal to this challenge and have achieved a fully literate society, economic stability and a democratic government. Much of this has been ...
This collection of articles by two European scholars of political science cover manifold aspects of politics in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. There are studies of changes in the rural power structure under the impact of democratic processes and the introduction of Panchayati Raj, the local self-government. The authors examine the emergence of new elites and their backgrounds, their rise to power as well as their defeats. They analyse ...