Economy, culture, and human rights: turbulence in Punjab, India and beyond/ (Record no. 163514)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-8188789627 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 8188789623 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 323 |
| Item number | SIN/E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Singh, Pritam, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economy, culture, and human rights: turbulence in Punjab, India and beyond/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Pritam Singh. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Gurgaon : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Three Essays Collective, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 249 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-234) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Theoretical perspectives and personal experiences<br/>Contesting perspectives on human rights - The context of India and Punjab -<br/>Personal experience of human rights violations - Reflections on human rights and torture:'<br/>Towards a critical approach<br/>2 The political economy of centralisation in India; Shaping the<br/>macro-environment for human rights<br/>Historical background to the centralisation debate — The troika of capital, state<br/>and the nation: The phase of planned capitalist development — The new economic policy<br/>of 1991 - Political, economic and cultural implications of the centralisation process -<br/>Conclusion<br/>3 Economic interests, political culture and human rights in<br/>Indo-British relations<br/>Political parties in Britain - House of Commons debate - Economic and political<br/>interests of Britain - Conclusion<br/>4 Historical conduits of the political culture of Punjab<br/>The duality of Punjabs location in India - The birth of Sikhism and its early guru<br/>period (1469-1708) - The rise of the Sikhs to political power (1708-99) - The empire<br/>of the Sikhs (1799—1849) — Punjab under British rule (1849—1947): Emergence of new<br/>conflicts - The struggle for a Punjabi-speaking state (1947—66) — Punjab—centre conflict<br/>(1966-84) leading to Operation Blue Star - Conclusion<br/>5 Actions and reactions of 1984: State repression, militancy and<br/>human rights<br/>Alienation of the Sikhs and shaq^ening of the Hindu-Sikh divide - Political moves<br/>towards reconciliation - Akali Dal election victory and the semblance of democratic<br/>revival - Failure of the Punjab Accord, the rise ofSikh militancy and its suppression - The<br/>zigzag return of democratic politics - Conclusion<br/>6 Rural capitalism, religious revivalism and fractured<br/>resistance<br/>Religion and the left - Capitalist modernisation and religious revivalism -<br/>Bhindranwale as a social reformer - Religion, the left and the culture of the oppressed<br/>- Contesting tendencies in Sikh revivalism - The Punjabi left and Sikli revivalism; Common<br/>ground of human rights - Conclusion<br/>7 Combating sectarianism and instrumentalism in the human<br/>rights praxis in Punjab<br/>Sectarianism and its application in the context of human rights - Post-colonia'<br/>Punjab from the perspective of human rights - The emergence of human rights<br/>organisations in Punjab - Modes of articulation of sectarianism in human rights -<br/>Sectarianism in the human rights praxis of political parties - The Maoist Naxalite period:<br/>Responses of the political parties - Politics of human rights organisations - The period of<br/>the Sikli militant movement from 1978 onwards - Modes of articulation of sectarianism<br/>in the human rights praxis during the period of the Sikh militant movement - Some<br/>general points as a critique of sectarianism in human rights praxis<br/>8 Conclusions |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Human rights |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| -- | Punjab. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Punjab (India) |
| General subdivision | Economic conditions |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Punjab (India) |
| General subdivision | Social life and customs |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Punjab (India) |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 323 SIN/E | P18424 | 13/07/2018 | 13/07/2018 | General Books |