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The legacy of militancy in Punjab : long road to 'Normalcy' / Inderjit Singh Jaijee, Dona Suri.
LIBRA JC599.I4 J35 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jaijee, Inderjit Singh, 1931- author.
- Suri, Dona, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political persecution--India--Punjab.
- Political persecution.
- Militarism--India--Punjab--History.
- Militarism.
- Civilization.
- Military policy.
- History.
- India--Punjab.
- Punjab (India)--History, Military.
- Punjab (India).
- Punjab (India)--Military policy.
- Punjab (India)--Civilization.
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 213 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Punjab
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : SAGE/Select, 2020.
- Contents:
- 1 Normalcy p. 1
- 'Normal' in the Rear-view Mirror p. 1
- Political Lead-up to Turmoil p. 1
- Economic Lead-up to Turmoil p. 3
- Installed or Just Plain Stalled? p. 4
- The Science with No Formulas p. 5
- Standard Practice p. 6
- Old Blood, New Blood p. 13
- Failed Experiments: Broom and Gloom p. 15
- Lonely on the Left p. 15
- Bloc Busters p. 18
- Reincarnations p. 21
- Splinters and Fringes p. 22
- Try, Try Again? p. 24
- 2 Due Process: Punjab p. 43
- Freedom of Repression p. 44
- Big Stick: TADA and POTA p. 46
- Bigger Stick: UAPA p. 48
- Water under the Bridge? p. 49
- A Slap on the Wrist p. 51
- Death of a Sarpanch p. 52
- The Terminator p. 56
- Insider's Story p. 58
- It Only Looked Like Murder p. 60
- A Generation Later p. 63
- How to Make Money in Government Services p. 66
- Kulwinder Kid Case p. 68
- Lesson for Judges p. 69
- Justice for Siso p. 73
- 3 Due Process: Delhi p. 79
- The Fallen Tree p. 79
- Undeniable p. 80
- Getting at the Truth: Justice Nanavati's Findings p. 81
- Judges Speak Out p. 85
- Tipped Off: An IAS Officer's Recollection p. 86
- Tell-Tale Claims p. 87
- Figures from Ahooja p. 88
- The Aftermath: Year by Year p. 89
- Haryana Post Script p. 99
- Looking the Other Way p. 101
- Template for Riots p. 102
- Riots can be Profitable p. 102
- Teaching Lessons p. 104
- Price of Indifference p. 105
- 4 If You Can't Be Good p. 109
- The Law: Not so Majestic p. 111
- Worth More Dead than Alive p. 111
- Pay Dirt p. 114
- Easy Targets p. 115
- When the Cops Say It p. 116
- Feeding Frenzy p. 118
- End of the Golden Age: Nayagaon p. 120
- The Court Starts Digging p. 122
- The Real Dispute p. 124
- A Natural Death p. 126
- Concrete Jungle p. 126
- The Wind Starts to Change p. 127
- Long Road to 'Normalcy' p. 129
- 5 On the Cultural Front p. 133
- Radical Chic p. 133
- If It's Cool in California p. 135
- Hypothetically Speaking p. 136
- The World Laughs with You p. 138
- The Right to be Different p. 138
- Hearts and Minds ... and the X-Box p. 139
- Menace at the Movies p. 141
- 70mm History p. 142
- View from the Box Office p. 144
- Arrested and Booked p. 148
- Slow March of Fiction p. 149
- 6 Khalistan Redux p. 155
- Ramrajya Meets Sher-e-Punjab p. 155
- Millennium Fiascos p. 157
- Post-Traumatic Shock p. 159
- Sikhophobia p. 160
- 20-Year Comeback Trail p. 161
- What to Believe? p. 167
- Ballot-Proof p. 170
- Budget Cravings p. 171
- Turf Cravings? p. 172
- Power Cravings? p. 174
- For Real Indians p. 175
- On the List and Off the List p. 176.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-211).
- ISBN:
- 9789353287139
- OCLC:
- 1198724236
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