This 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.
| ISBN: | 9780415510578 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2011 |
| Author: | Harnik Deol |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Regional / International studies |
This 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.
Religion and Nationalism in India features in the following genres: Politics and government, Regional / International studies
Religion and Nationalism in India is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Religion and Nationalism in India was written by Harnik Deol and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Religion and Nationalism in India has 216 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia series
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