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Sikh Ethnonationalism and the Political Economy of Punjab | 
enlarge | Author: Shinder Purewal Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Category: Book
List Price: $39.95 Buy New: $28.96 You Save: $10.99 (28%)
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Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 6757804
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 228 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0195651804 Dewey Decimal Number: 954 EAN: 9780195651805 ASIN: 0195651804
Publication Date: November 30, 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description Closely examining how the Sikh separatist movement for Khalistan developed in the Punjab and why it turned violent, this book explores how internal power blocs within Sikhism shaped an exclusionary Sikh identity over the past 300 years. As well, the political economy perspective of the book helps explain how the interests of the Sikh capitalist farmers have shaped post-independence Sikh politics.
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Very Confusing and somewhat simplistic. March 22, 2002 The book starts off weak but I continued reading since I'm fairly open minded regarding most writing styles. I wanted to give the author as much lateral movement as possible but I found this book to be poorly written. Early on the author exposes his political biases with statements such as "Sikh capitalist Farmers" and states that they were largely responsible for the Punjab problem. Since the author is a professor at Simon Fraser University my expectations were needlessly raised with respect to an objective perspective of the "Punjab Problem". I was disappointed because there was little research or analysis evident in this book, statements like "dangerous alliance of 'Godmen' and 'Goons'" goes against the standards of academic objectiveness. The war for independence in Punjab as any conflict is a complex one, combining all of the following; religion, economics and divergent political objectives. This book falls under the "Publish or Parish" umbrella where Professors all over the world are forced to churn out endless volumes that serve no useful purpose. The best book I've come across regarding the unrest in Punjab has been "Fighting for Faith and Nation Dialogues with Sikh Militants by Cynthia Keppley Mahmood". I disagree with some of her conclusions but it is well researched and thought provoking, as I thought the current book I'm reviewing should have been. I purchased "Fighting for Faith and Nation Dialogues with Sikh Militants" a few years ago online through Amazon so it might still be available or you should at least be able to pick up a used copy. If you still want to buy "Sikh Ethnonationalism and the Political Economy of the Punjab" save your money, you can have mine I'm willing to give it to you for free." Happy Reading.
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