Amarjit S. Narang

Region, Religion and Politics (eBook, PDF)

100 Years of Shiromani Akali Dal

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Produktbeschreibung

This book delineates and analyses events and developments from the emergence of the Akali Dal, as a religious movement and its transformation into a religious political party, concerned with safeguarding the political, social and economic interests of the Sikhs as a minority.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000783025
• Artikelnr.: 64759819

Autorenporträt

Amarjit S. Narang retired as Professor of Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He has about forty five years of teaching experience having taught at Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi National Open Universities. He has been a fellow at Brock, McGill and Queen's universities and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. His interests include Indian Politics, Comparative Politics, Ethnic and Minority Studies, Human Rights, Punjab and Sikh studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Region, Religion and Politics
2. Punjab: State, Society, Demography and Economy
3. Communal Consciousness and Identity in Colonial Era
4. Gurdwara Reform Movement and Shiromani Akali Dal
5. Akali Dal and the National Movement
6. Punjabi Suba Movement
7. Akali Politics in Reorganized Punjab (1967-1980)
8. Sikh Ethno-Nationalism, Akali Dal and Operation Blue Star
9. Punjab Accord and Elections
10. Post-Accord Insurgency and the Akali Response
11. Post-Militancy Return of Moderation
12. New Generation and Dynastic Politics
13. Akali Dal at 100: Trends and Challenges
14. Conclusion: Identity Politics and Accommodation