Constitutional Aspects of Sikh Separatism
Author : Durga Das Basu
Publisher : Prentice Hall of India
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Law
ISBN :
Sikh Nationalism
Author : Gurharpal Singh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 37,5 MB
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 100921344X
Book Description
This important volume provides a clear, concise and comprehensive guide to the history of Sikh nationalism from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on A. D. Smith's ethno-symbolic approach, Gurharpal Singh and Giorgio Shani use a new integrated methodology to understanding the historical and sociological development of modern Sikh nationalism. By emphasising the importance of studying Sikh nationalism from the perspective of the nation-building projects of India and Pakistan, the recent literature on religious nationalism and the need to integrate the study of the diaspora with the Sikhs in South Asia, they provide a fresh approach to a complex subject. Singh and Shani evaluate the current condition of Sikh nationalism in a globalised world and consider the lessons the Sikh case offers for the comparative study of ethnicity, nations and nationalism.
Blood for Blood
Author : Terry Milewski
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9354227791
Book Description
Fifty years ago, the campaign for a sovereign Sikh state - Khalistan - went global, proclaiming the birth of the new nation with an advertisement in The New York Times on 12 October 1971. The ensuing decades saw a bloodbath in which thousands, mainly Sikhs, lost their lives. Today, the campaign has all but fizzled out in its homeland but overseas, a politically plugged-in band of hardcore separatists keeps the cause alive. In Blood for Blood, veteran Canadian journalist Terry Milewski takes a close look at the global Khalistan project, its hunger for revenge and the feeble response of India's Western allies. He traces the rise and fall of diaspora militants like Talwinder Singh Parmar - the Vancouver-based founder of the Babbar Khalsa terrorist group and the man behind the 1985 'Kanishka' bomb plot which killed 329 aboard Air India Flight 182. The book provides startling new information about the Khalistan movement in Canada, the United Kingdom and India, which has been sustained for decades by Pakistan and now threatens to draw in China. Brilliantly researched, Blood for Blood brings new insights to a topic that continues to hold global interest decades after it first came to light.
The Nation's Tortured Body
Author : Brian Keith Axel
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822326151
Book Description
A theoretical account of the formation of Sikh diaspora and Sikh nationalism, arguing that the diaspora, rather than originating from the nation, has a major role in the nation's creation.
Sikh Separatism
Author : Rajiv A. Kapur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 32,6 MB
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1040029906
Book Description
First published in 1986, Sikh Separatism is a comprehensive study of the emergence of Sikh unrest in India. The appearance of Sikh fundamentalism and separatism is not a sudden development. They are both shown to have deep social and historical roots linked to the growth of contemporary Sikh identity, community and organization. The genesis of Sikh communal consciousness and organization lies in a social and religious reform movement among Sikhs from the 1870s to the 1920s. This movement is believed to have moulded Sikh perceptions of their political interests and resulted in the establishment of an institutional framework which has served as an arena and a base for Sikh separatism. The development of this reform movement and its motivations, the strategies and tactics employed by the reformers and its profound political implications are examined. This book will be of interest to students of political science, international relations, and South Asian studies.
Secession and Security
Author : Ahsan I. Butt
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 38,10 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1501713965
Book Description
In Secession and Security, Ahsan I. Butt argues that states rather than separatists determine whether a secessionist struggle will be peaceful, violent, or genocidal. He investigates the strategies, ranging from negotiated concessions to large-scale repression, adopted by states in response to separatist movements. Variations in the external security environment, Butt argues, influenced the leaders of the Ottoman Empire to use peaceful concessions against Armenians in 1908 but escalated to genocide against the same community in 1915; caused Israel to reject a Palestinian state in the 1990s; and shaped peaceful splits in Czechoslovakia in 1993 and the Norway-Sweden union in 1905. Butt focuses on two main cases—Pakistani reactions to Bengali and Baloch demands for independence in the 1970s and India's responses to secessionist movements in Kashmir, Punjab, and Assam in the 1980s and 1990s. Butt's deep historical approach to his subject will appeal to policymakers and observers interested in the last five decades of geopolitics in South Asia, the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and ethno-national conflict, separatism, and nationalism more generally.
Comparative Federalism
Author : Durga Das Basu
Publisher :
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 48,62 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Comparative government
ISBN :
Book Description
South Asian Politics and Religion
Author : Donald Eugene Smith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,11 MB
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1400879086
Book Description
The work of twenty-two scholars is brought together in this comparative study of the emerging relationships between religion and politics in India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Part I, "South Asia: Unity and Diversity," presents a comparative analysis of religio-political patterns in the three countries. Part II, “India: The Politics of Religious Pluralism,” emphasizes the rich diversity of Indian religious life and its political consequences. Part III, “Pakistan: The Politics of Islamic Identity,” is chiefly concerned with the political, ideological, and legal problems which Pakistan has faced. Part IV, “Ceylon: The Politics of Buddhist Resurgence,” emphasizes the dramatic developments by which Buddhists have become deeply involved in politics. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Age of Secession
Author : Ryan D. Griffiths
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107161622
Book Description
A novel analysis of secessionist movements, explaining state response, the likelihood of conflict, and the proliferation of states since 1945.
Accessions List, South Asia
Author : Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi
Publisher :
Page : 1408 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 1987
Category : South Asia
ISBN :
Book Description
Records publications acquired from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, by the U.S. Library of Congress Offices in New Delhi, India, and Karachi, Pakistan.
