Sikh Nationalism

A concise and comprehensive guide to the history of Sikh nationalism from the late nineteenth century to the present.

Gurharpal Singh (Author), Giorgio Shani (Author)

9781316501887, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 November 2021

250 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg

'… an excellent resource … indispensable to researchers, scholars and lay readers seeking to gain a deeper understanding of Sikh nationalism, from its inception to the second decade of the twenty-first century.' Kamalpreet Singh Gill, International Quarterly for Asian Studies

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.

Introduction
1. Understanding Sikh nationalism
2. Sikhism and the Sikhs up to the 1890s
3. The emergence of modern Sikh nationalism, 1880s to 1930s
4. The Partition of India and the Sikhs
5. An uneasy accommodation: the Indian union and the Sikhs, 1947-84
6. After operation blue star: militancy, anti-terrorism, and the khalistan movement, 1984-97
7. Sikh nationalism in the age of globalisation and hindutva, 1997 to the present
8. The diaspora
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP], History of religion [HRAX], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Asian history [HBJF]