Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the PunjabThis timely and significant 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 which has included the raiding of the Golden Temple at Amritsar and the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The book reveals the role in this movement of a section of young semi-literate Sikh peasantry who were disaffected by the Green Revolution and the commercialisation of agriculture in Punjab. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Deol examines the role of popular mass media in the revitalisation of religion during this period, and the subsequent emergence of sharper religious boundaries. |
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... élites. In this context, the role and the attitude of the central government, the attitude of the minority Hindu community in Punjab and the nature of Sikh politics are examined. The processes that gave rise to the Sikh armed resistance ...
... élites. In this context, the role and the attitude of the central government, the attitude of the minority Hindu community in Punjab and the nature of Sikh politics are examined. The processes that gave rise to the Sikh armed resistance ...
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... élite of intellectuals and subsequently fans out to include the professional classes and finally reaches out to other sections of society—the masses of clerks and peasants. In this context, data were collected to establish the socio ...
... élite of intellectuals and subsequently fans out to include the professional classes and finally reaches out to other sections of society—the masses of clerks and peasants. In this context, data were collected to establish the socio ...
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... élite in Asia and Africa. In other words, the osmosis of European manners and ideas through the indigenous professional classes was decisive in the proliferation of nationalism in Asia and Africa. The indigenous élite imbibed current ...
... élite in Asia and Africa. In other words, the osmosis of European manners and ideas through the indigenous professional classes was decisive in the proliferation of nationalism in Asia and Africa. The indigenous élite imbibed current ...
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... élite through the 'European' doctrine of nationalism. Thus, the disaffected Western-educated élite constituted the vanguard of anti-colonial nationalism in Asia and Africa. Finally, Kedourie has emphasized key aspects that endow the ...
... élite through the 'European' doctrine of nationalism. Thus, the disaffected Western-educated élite constituted the vanguard of anti-colonial nationalism in Asia and Africa. Finally, Kedourie has emphasized key aspects that endow the ...
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... élite. The disaffected intelligentsia from backward societies promoted nationalism to compensate for their feelings of inferiority when threatened by the superior industrially advanced Western culture. Thus, nationalism in Asia and ...
... élite. The disaffected intelligentsia from backward societies promoted nationalism to compensate for their feelings of inferiority when threatened by the superior industrially advanced Western culture. Thus, nationalism in Asia and ...
Contents
The Contradictory Unity of the Indian State | |
The Historical Roots of Sikh Communal Consciousness 14691947 | |
The Rise of Sikh National Consciousness 194795 | |
The Agrarian Crisis and the Rise of Armed Resistance The SocioEconomic | |
Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
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