Download or read book My Bleeding Punjab written by Khushwant Singh and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book, In Parts Unashamedly Emotional, Lucidly Traces The History Of The Problem, Detailing The Grievances And Resentments Of The Punjabis Since Independence And Touching Upon All The Major Developments.
Download or read book My Bleeding Punjab written by Khushwant Singh and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book, In Parts Unashamedly Emotional, Lucidly Traces The History Of The Problem, Detailing The Grievances And Resentments Of The Punjabis Since Independence And Touching Upon All The Major Developments.
Download or read book My Road My Steps written by Bhagat S Taggar and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Road-My Steps are a valuable read to understand the subtlety of life. There is no better school to understand life, than the life lived to make a difference. The book tells the story of an ordinary boy of uneducated parents from an ordinary farming family of Punjab, India. He takes a giant step to leave his family with three pounds in pocket for England. He becomes a chartered Engineer, Successful politician, businessman and academic. He faces the challenges of life with courage, drive and ability. He walked through the corridors of power, met many world leaders, and stood firm when the life hits turbulence. He makes contributions in three world countries, U.k, Zimbabwe and Canada. It is a story to inspire and to learn, a story of an immigrant who is determined and bold. The book states ideas to succeed in life. 1. Dare to take steps to succeed. 2. The road of life for everyone is unique. 3. Rise to the opportunities. 4. Be bold and courageous. 5. Stand firm for your values. The book is motivational, real story of life with some knowledgeable and historical facts. It is an excellent read for young and grown ups.
Download or read book The Call of the Homeland written by Allon Gal and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together an array of distinguished scholars to consider diaspora nationalism. Through theoretical, typological and case-specific essays that discuss the Jewish, Greek, Armenian, Irish, Turkish, Sikh, Ukrainian, Hindu, Pentecostal and Muslim diasporas, the book shows the varieties and qualities of attachment of diaspora communities to their ancestral homelands, and the role that hostlands as well as the immigrants play in the form and intensity of these attachments. Setting contemporary diaspora nationalisms in the context of globalisation, with its ever-developing methods of transportation and communication, the book further shows the emergence of new concepts of diaspora - new notions of being at home and away from home - and of new ways of creating and sustaining ethnic networks and contact with the homeland, such as the internet and tourism.
Download or read book Fighting for Faith and Nation written by Cynthia Keppley Mahmood and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ethnic and religious violence that characterized the late twentieth century calls for new ways of thinking and writing about politics. Listening to the voices of people who experience political violence—either as victims or as perpetrators—gives new insights into both the sources of violent conflict and the potential for its resolution. Drawing on her extensive interviews and conversations with Sikh militants, Cynthia Keppley Mahmood presents their accounts of the human rights abuses inflicted on them by the state of India as well as their explanations of the philosophical tradition of martyrdom and meaningful death in the Sikh faith. While demonstrating how divergent the world views of participants in a conflict can be, Fighting for Faith and Nation gives reason to hope that our essential common humanity may provide grounds for a pragmatic resolution of conflicts such as the one in Punjab which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the past fifteen years.
Download or read book Global Diasporas written by Robin Cohen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following its initial publication in 1997, Global Diasporas: An Introduction was central to the emergence of diaspora studies and quickly established itself as the leading textbook in the field. This expanded and fully-revised 25th anniversary edition adds two new chapters on incipient diasporas and diaspora engagement while carefully clarifying the changing meanings of the concept of diaspora and incorporating updated statistics and new interpretations seamlessly into the original text. The book has also been made more student-friendly with illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and guides to further reading. The book features insightful case studies and compares a wide range of diasporas, including Jewish, Armenian, African, Sikh, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese, Afghan and Caribbean peoples. This edition also retains Cohen’s rich historical and sociological descriptions and clear yet elegant writing, as well as his modified concept of ‘diasporic rope’ linking different features of diasporas. This updated edition of the definitive textbook in the field will be an indispensable guide for students and instructors seeking to explore the complex issues of diaspora, migration and identity.
Download or read book The A to Z of Sikhism written by W. H. McLeod and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-24 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many related to liberation through the divine name or nam. There is a particularly turbulent history in which the Sikhs have fought to affirm their beliefs and resist external domination that continues to this day. There is also, more recently, the dispersion from the Punjab throughout the rest of India and on to Europe and the Americas. With this emigration Sikhism has become considerably less exotic, but hardly better known to outsiders. This reference is an excellent place to learn more about the religion. It provides a chronology of events, a brief introduction that gives a general overview of the religion, and a dictionary with several hundred entries, which present the gurus and other leaders, trace the rather complex history, expound some of the precepts and concepts, describe many of the rites and rituals, and explain the meaning of numerous related expressions. All this, along with a bibliography, provides readers with an informative and accessible guide toward understanding Sikhism.
Download or read book Our Favourite Indian Stories written by Neelam Kumar and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exclusive collection of 40 outstanding stories from 17 regions of India – translated and made accessible to English-speaking readers. Soaked in the flavours and colours of its region, each story smacks of its unique culture. This anthology traverses through states as far-flung as Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, mapping out our multi-lingual, multi-cultural land and celebrating its fascinating diversity. This anthology is a virtual canvas of human emotions. Its pages throb with everything primal to human nature: fear, angst, joy, love, lust and longing. A must read for those who wish to understand India better.
Download or read book The Nation s Tortured Body written by Brian Keith Axel and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical account of the formation of Sikh diaspora and Sikh nationalism, arguing that the diaspora, rather than originating from the nation, has a major role in the nation's creation.
Download or read book Bollywood and its Other s written by V. Kishore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we define the globalized cinema and media cultures of Bollywood in an age when it has become part of the cultural diplomacy of an emerging superpower? Bollywood and Its Other(s) explores the aesthetic-philosophical questions of the other through, for example, discussions on Indian diaspora's negotiations with national identity.
Download or read book Religion Violence and Political Mobilisation in South Asia written by Ravinder Kaur and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-11-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the Workshop on Religious Mobilisation and Organisation of Violence, held at Roskilde during 3-4 April 2003.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies written by John Charles Hawley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of empires has resulted in a remarkable flourishing of indigenous cultures in former colonies. The end of the colonial era has also witnessed a renaissance of creativity in the postcolonial world as modern writers embrace their heritage. The experience of postcoloniality has also drawn the attention of academics from various disciplines and has given rise to a growing body of scholarship. This reference work overviews the present state of postcolonial studies and offers a refreshingly polyphonic treatment of the effects of globalization on literary studies in the 21st century. The volume includes more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries on postcolonial studies around the world. Entries on individual authors provide brief biographical details but primarily examine the author's handling of postcolonial themes. So too, entries on theoreticians offer background information and summarize the person's contributions to critical thought. Entries on national literatures explore the history of postcoloniality and the ways in which writers have broadly engaged their legacy, while those on important topics discuss the theoretical origin and current ramifications of key concepts in postcolonial studies. Cross-references and cited works for further reading are included, while a comprehensive bibliography concludes the volume.
Download or read book The Paradox of Federalism written by Jan Erk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paradox of federalism is about whether self-rule accommodates or exacerbates ethnic divisions. A federal arrangement which formally recognizes ethno-linguistic diversity to help manage divisions can also pave the way for eventual disintegration. The case studies in this book cover a wide geographical basis (Canada, Scotland, Spain, Belgium, Bosnia, Kosovo, Russia, India, and Iraq) and seek to outline under what conditions federalism can deliver its promise of resolving ethnic conflict. The book aims to bridge those who study federalism and decentralization in the developed world and those who study the politics of ethnic divisions in the developing world. We also wanted to bridge the scholarship from the two sides of the Atlantic, as well as the subfields of Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Constitutional Politics. Furthermore, the volume has a number of high-profile senior scholars with name recognition from both sides of the Atlantic. The scope of the volume is wide – historically, methodologically, and geographically; and has relevance for the applied side as well as the theoretical literature. Consequently, we believe this is a timely collection on the high profile topic of Ethnic Conflict/Conflict Resolution. This book was based on a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies
Download or read book Descent Into Chaos written by Ahmed Rashid and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community.
Download or read book International Terrorism written by Dr. Ashok Kumar and published by K.K. Publications. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threat of terrorism has become a global problem today. The thrill of terrorism generally generates high-intensity shock waves which usually pass down the terminal point of our spine. It may be true that the anatomy of terrorism is complex but it is equally correct that its causes are more complicated. The book is divided into seven chapters. The first Chapter is as usual is that of “Introduction.” The Second Chapter deals with the Meaning and Definition of Terrorism. The “Factors and Effects of Terrorism” are discussed in the Third Chapter. In the Fourth Chapter, “Kinds and Modus Operandi of Terrorism” is discussed. Chapter Fifth is of “Terrorism in states”, it includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, America, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Russia, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon-Israel, United Kingdom (U.K.), Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Spain, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Switzerland and Japan etc. Chapter sixth is related to terrorism and legal conventions. It includes various ‘Legal Principles against International Terrorism, In the Last Chapter Prevention and control of terrorism, is discussed.In this chapter, some useful and realistic suggestions are also made to check the problem of terrorism.
Download or read book Low Intensity Conflicts in India written by Vivek Chadha and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-03-23 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low intensity conflicts (or LICs) are motivated and sustained by a strong ideology—be it economic, political, ethnic or psychological. Through a sustained process of attrition, these often protracted struggles are capable of bringing the state to its knees, besides draining the exchequer and resulting in the loss of many lives. This important book is the first comprehensive account of LICs in India from 1947 to the present. The conflicts covered in detail are: - Militancy in both Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir - The complex problems in the North-East - The agitation for Gorkhaland and Naxalite violence. Lt Col Vivek Chadha covers all facets of these LICs including their causes and origins, the factors that sustain them and the trajectory of each. He provides a comparative analysis of the causes of these conflicts and examines the state’s response in dealing with them. Insightful, objective and lucidly written, this book will attract a wide readership among army, paramilitary and police personnel as well as administrators, policy-makers and students of strategic studies.
Download or read book The Gendered New World Order written by Jennifer Turpin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological security seems increasingly precarious and battles over land and models of economic development now lead to military conflicts. The Gendered New World Order addresses the compelling issue of how gender connects the global problems of militarism, underdevelopment, and environmental decay. Scholars from around the world make connections between seemingly disparate issues such as refugees, polluted waters, bombed vilages, massive dam projects, starving children, deforestation, nuclear arms buildup and the rights of women.
