Militant and Migrant: The Politics and Social History of Punjab

ISBN-13: 9780415598002 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 184 str.

Radhika Chopra;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

A study of the transformations in Punjab created by biotechnological revolutions, economic restructuring, persistent migrations, and political upheaval in the late 20th century. Drawing on fieldwork-based interviews, as well as local history archives, it presents a different framework to analyse the politics and social history of Punjab.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Bringing a Field to Focus  2. Commemorating Hurt: Memorialising Operation Bluestar  3. Binocular Disparity: Risky Strategies and Family Plans  4. Sent Away Boys: The 'Ghar Jawai' and the Militant  5. Transacting Asylum: Transnational Communities, Hospitality and Political Asylum  6. Descent to Illegality: Transnational Migrations of Labouring Men.  Bibliography.  About the Author.  Index

O autorze

Radhika Chopra is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi.