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12 novembre 2021
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- doi: 10.1163/26670925-bja10001
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ethnic nationalism identity construction nationalist mobilization nation-building cultural policySujets proches
Personal development Growth (Psychology) Personal growth Self-improvement Service of process Service of papers Abuse of process Process Identity, National National identity Consciousness, National National consciousness Construction Architectural engineering Construction Buildings--Design and construction Engineering, Architectural Western architecture (Western countries) Building design Construction Buildings--Design and construction Architecture, Western (Western countries)Citer ce document
Julien Levesque, « Beyond Success or Failure: Sindhi Nationalism and the Social Construction of the “Idea of Sindh” », HAL-SHS : histoire, ID : 10.1163/26670925-bja10001
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The study of Sindhi nationalism has remained overdetermined by the question of the allegiance of Sindhis to the Pakistani state. The movement has not been examined for itself but only from the vantage point of its success or failure. As a result, it has mainly received attention when sudden outbursts of violence seemed to threaten the stability of the state. However, few have attempted to examine what connects disparate events of ethnic violence and opposition to the central state with a broader understanding of what being Sindhi entails. Rather than address questions of failure or success, this article shows that the construction of a nationalist “idea of Sindh” has been a continuous process throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also illustrates how an aspirational middle-class played a central role in this process. The article focuses on how three generations of Muslim men, who shared similar trajectories yet have unique social characteristics and repertoires of contention, constructed, reinforced, and disseminated the Sindhi nationalist discourse. This process translated into institution-building in the cultural sphere and contributed to the political outlook of a large section of Sindhi politicians on the left of the spectrum.