Minority politics in the Punjab / Baldev Raj Nayar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nayar, Baldev Raj, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikhs.

Punjab (India)--Politics and government.

Punjab (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1966.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This full-scale study of Punjabi politics since Indian Independence in 1947 considers the major political problem confronting virtually every new nation: how to create a functioning political system in the face of divisive internal threats.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

MAP

I. PRESSURES ON NATION-BUILDING

II. THE PUNJAB AND PUNJABI SUBA

III. BACKGROUND OF PUNJABI SUBA

IV. POLITICAL LEADERS: AKALI AND CONGRESS

V. RESOURCES OF THE AKALI DAL

VI. POLITICAL STRATEGIES OF THE AKALI DAL

VII. SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

VIII. SUMMARY

APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691650722

0691650721

9781400875948

1400875943

OCLC:

927444206