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Shahabuddin, Mohammad,

Minorities and the making of postcolonial states in international law / Mohammad Shahabuddin. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 345 pages) - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 154 . - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 154. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-334) and index.

Part I: Ethno-nationalism and the ideology of the postcolonial state -- Geneses of ethno-nationalism in postcolonial states -- Minorities and the 'ideology' of the postcolonial state -- Part II: International law and the postcolonial state -- The postcolonial 'national' state : boundaries and international law -- The postcolonial 'liberal' state : self-determination, minorities and international law -- The postcolonial 'developmental' state : minority perspectives and international law.

A critical analysis of how international law operates in the ideology of the postcolonial state to marginalise minority groups.

ISBN: 9781108754507 1108754503 9781108678773 1108678777

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.
International law.
Postcolonialism.
Decolonization.
Postcolonialisme.
D�ecolonisation.
postcolonialism.
Decolonization
International law
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.
Postcolonialism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: K3242 / .S53 2021