Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the Punjab

ISBN-13: 9780415510578 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str.

Harnik Deol

Opis

This study explores the reasons behind the rise in Sikh militancy over the 1970s and 1980s. It also evaluates the violent response of the Indian State in fuelling and suppressing the Sikh separatist movement, resulting in a tragic sequence of events.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Trouble with Classic Theories of Nationalism; Chapter 2 The Contradictory Unity of the Indian State; Chapter 3 The Historical Roots of Sikh Communal Consciousness (1469–1947); Chapter 4 The Rise of Sikh National Consciousness (1947–95); Chapter 5 The Agrarian Crisis and the Rise of Armed Resistance; Chapter 6 Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy; con Conclusion;

O autorze

Harnik Deol