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History India & South Asia

Sikh Ethnonationalism and the Political Economy of Punjab

by (author) Shinder Purewal

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2000
Category
India & South Asia
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195651805
    Publish Date
    Dec 2000
    List Price
    $67.95

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Description

This book explains how the Sikh separatist movement for Khalistan developed in the Punjab and why it turned violent. In a style which is narrative, the author shows how internal power blocs within Sikhism shaped an exclusionary Sikh identity over the past 300 years. The political economy perspective of the book explains how largely the interests of the Sikh capitalist farmers have shaped post-independence Sikh politics. In order to establish their complete hegemony over the home market of Punjab, Sikh landlords clashed openly with Hindu traders and commercial/industrial monopolies that resulted in the 'Punjab crisis'.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Shinder Purewal is at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby.