Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the Punjab

by Harnik Deol

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415510570
• ISBN13: 9780415510578
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"