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Shahabuddin, Mohammad,

Minorities and the making of postcolonial states in international law / Mohammad Shahabuddin. - xxiii, 345 pages : map ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 154 . - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 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.

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

ISBN: 9781108483674 1108483674

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC105771 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020081662 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.
International law.
Postcolonialism.
Minorities--Developing countries.
State, The.
Postcolonialisme.
�Etat.
postcolonialism.
International law
Minorities
Nation-building
Postcolonialism
State, The

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Developing countries

LC Class. No.: K3242 / .S53 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 342.08/7 325.3