Gellner, David

Varieties of activist experience: civil society in South Asia/ David Gellner - SAGE, 2010.

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 --
Introduction: Making Civil Society in South Asia; 2 --
The Biography of a Magar Communist; 3 --
Creating 'Civilized' Communists; 4 --
Youth and Political Engagement in Sri Lanka; 5 --
Can Women be Mobilized to Participate in Indian Local Politics?; 6 --
Surveying Activists in Nepal; 7 --
Disciplined Activists, Unruly Brokers? Exploring the Boundaries between Non-governmental Organizations (Ngos), Donors, and the State in Bangladesh; 8 --
Activists and Development in Nepal; 9 --
From Big Game to Biodiversity; 10 --
Civil Society and its Fragments. Glossary and AbbreviationsAbout the Editor and Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index.

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