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Title: Constructing Sikkimese National Identity in the 1960s and 1970s
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Jackie Hiltz
One Sentence Summary: This article explores the conscious creation of a national identity within Sikkim before it became part of India in 1975.

Description: This article explores the conscious creation of a national identity within Sikkim before it became part of India in 1975. It reviews theories of national identity construction and how those apply to the Sikkimese effort, led by the last monarch of independent Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. The construction of a national identity was closely related to the effort to maintain Sikkim's sovereignty. The article also discusses the continuing relevance of a shared Sikkim identity now that it is a state within the Indian Union. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-13)
Publisher Place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Normalized publisher place: Gangtok, Sikkim
Publisher country: India
Publisher URL: http://www.tibetology.com/
Published Date: 2003-11
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/bot/bot_2003_02_04.pdf
Subject: Palden Thondup Namgyal (dpal ldan don grub rnam rgyal),Chögyal of Sikkim, 1923-1983
National identity construction
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Tibet -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- 2003, vol. 39, no. 2
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Sikkim -- Bulletin of Tibetology -- Vol. 39, no. 2 (2003)
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Society -- Identity Issues -- Nationalism -- Sikkimese
Cultural Coverage: Sikkim
Temporal coverage: 18th century CE
19th century CE
20th century CE
21st century CE
Language: English
Source URL: www.tibetology.com/asp/Publications.htm
Source: Bulletin of Tibetology
Source Editor: Anna Balikci-Denjongpa
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 39
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 67-83
Frequency of publication: Semi-annually
ISBN/ISSN: 5251516

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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-21 17:56:52
Date Record Checked: 2006-02-13
Date Last Modified: 2006-04-05 15:16:34
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