http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsrr.2023(VI-I).06
10.31703/gpsrr.2023(VI-I).06
Published : Dec 2023
Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan
One of the complex issues in Balochistan is the autonomy movement that concerns historical grievances, and social and political phenomena bringing state institutions forefront while contesting Baloch identity. This study aims to present some basics of Baloch identity and its conflict with the state, also considering it as a contribution to academic categories of political anthropology; ethnic politics and identity construction in the Pakistani context. This study delves into the complex realm of ethnic politics and identity formation in Pakistan, examining Balochistan – a distinct marginal province. Developing an in-depth analysis of the historical climate, dynamics within that time and state institutions this research uses political anthropology to understand not only Baloch ethnic identity but also autonomy against Pakistan.
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Ethnic Identity, Autonomy, Political Construction
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(1) Bushra Saleem
MPhil, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Rabia Khalid
MPhil, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Saleem, B., & Khalid, R. (2023). Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan. Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI(I), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsrr.2023(VI-I).06
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CHICAGO : Saleem, Bushra, and Rabia Khalid. 2023. "Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI (I): 65-72 doi: 10.31703/gpsrr.2023(VI-I).06
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HARVARD : SALEEM, B. & KHALID, R. 2023. Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan. Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI, 65-72.
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MHRA : Saleem, Bushra, and Rabia Khalid. 2023. "Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI: 65-72
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MLA : Saleem, Bushra, and Rabia Khalid. "Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI.I (2023): 65-72 Print.
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OXFORD : Saleem, Bushra and Khalid, Rabia (2023), "Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan", Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, VI (I), 65-72
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TURABIAN : Saleem, Bushra, and Rabia Khalid. "Ethnic Identity and Political Construction: An Anthropological Analysis of Baluchistan’s Struggle for Autonomy in Pakistan." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review VI, no. I (2023): 65-72. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsrr.2023(VI-I).06