| State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony: Post-Mughal 19th-Century Punjab Contributor(s): Singh, Rishi (Author) |
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ISBN: 9351500756 ISBN-13: 9789351500759 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 954 |
| LCCN: 2014048256 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores one of the most crucial factors leading to the non-Islamic paradigm in the political and social fabric of Punjab--the emergence of a Sikh 'space' from the time of advent of the gurus. This book examines the Punjab state under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his rightful domination over the majority Muslim subjects. The conversion of Punjabis both from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds to Sikhism began to create problems for the Muslim elites in Punjab, even though Muslim and Sikh leaderships engaged with each other. The book traces how Ranjit Singh derived legitimacy from Muslim subjects in five crucial areas of governance: religion, justice, army, agrarian policy and the formation of new Muslim elites. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singh, Rishi: - Rishi Singh is a PhD from the Department of History at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK. He was awarded the prestigious Felix Scholarship to do his research at the university. He has also been the recipient of the University of London CRF Scholarship, the SOAS scholarship and the Charles Wallace Trust Scholarship. He has a Master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Delhi, where he worked on the rare Inshas (Persian Correspondence) associated with the Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He completed his Master's and Bachelor's degrees with distinctions from the School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has also completed a programme in International Mediation and Conflict Resolution from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland. He has co-authored a well-acclaimed book on Maharaja Ranjit Singh along with researched books on Golden Temple, Anandpur Sahib and Hemkunt Sahib. He has been involved as a project advisor (India) for the United Nations University Leadership Academy, Amman. He has presented papers internationally on the themes of History, Interfaith and Conflict Resolution, and taught South Asian History at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Punjabi language and Heritage at Simon Fraser University, both located in Metro Vancouver. |
