Sikh terrorism in the struggle for Khalistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11216198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl H Yaeger (Community College of Philadelphia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 221-231 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0389 • E-ISSN: 2378-5608 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10576109108435880 |
| OpenAlex | W2041650844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The attack on the Golden Temple, the “Holy of Holies” of the Sikh religion in Amritsar, India, in June 1984 found the world's attention on a long‐simmering but low‐keyed conflict—the fight of the Sikh separatists for an independent Punjab, renamed Khalistan. The Sikh struggle has all of the earmarks of the type of conflicts breaking out in the new third world nations, which are remnants of the old colonial empires; a quest for ethnic identity, a desire for religious purity (i.e., the fear of being absorbed by the majority Hindus), and the desire for nationhood. The Sikhs are a proud and achieving people who feel unequally yoked with the Hindus, but their desire for an independent nation in the middle of a hostile India borders on fantasy. Keywords: IndiaterrorismSikhGolden TempleAmritsarguruKhalistanPunjab
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Colonialism · Ethnic group · Fantasy · Identity (music · Literature · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Terrorism · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Religious studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |