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Part 1. Contextualizing Nationalism And Ethnic Conflict: Introduction: Nationalism And Ethnic Politics In Nepal / Susan Hangen And Mahendra Lawoti; Ethnopolitics And Ethnodevelopment / Krishna Bhattachan; Nepali Economic History Through The Ethnic Lens / Mallika Shakya -- Part 2. Identities And Movements: Problems Of Identity For Dalits In Nepal's Nationalist Project / Steven Folmar; Boycotting Dasain: History, Memory And Ethnic Politics In Nepal / Susan Hangen; The National Muslim Forum Nepal: Experiences Of Conflict, Formations Of Identity / Megan Adamson Sijapati; In Pursuit Of Recognition: Regionalism, Madhesi Identity And The Madhes Andolan / Bandita Sijapati; Refusing To Choose: The Muslim Madhesis And The Coexistence Of Religious And Regional Identity In Nepal's Tarai / Mollica Dastider -- Part 3. Trends Of Nepal's Ethnic And Nationalist Movements And Conflicts: Dynamics Of Mobilization: Trajectories Of Dalit, Indigenous Nationalities And Madhesi Movements / Mahendra Lawoti; Transforming Ethnic Politics, Transforming The Nepali Polity: From Peaceful Nationalist Mobilization To The Rise Of Armed Separatist Groups / Mahendra Lawoti. Edited By Mahendra Lawoti And Susan Hangen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.