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Punjab: The Crucial Decade

by S. C. Sharma
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9788126941377
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 304
  • Original Price: INR 995.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 440 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Wars & Conflicts / General, Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, and Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

Punjab: The Crucial Decade by S.C. Sharma is a comprehensive exploration of the social, political and economic transformations that shaped Punjab between 1910 and 1920. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, newspapers and private papers, Sharma meticulously documents how Punjab, more than any other province, bore the brunt of World War I's large-scale enlistment and colonial coercion. The book delves into the rise of revolutionary movements like the Ghadar Party, the emergence of Pan-Islamism and the tense communal dynamics within the province. It carefully reconstructs a decade in which Punjab was thrust into being a centre of imperial demands and rising dissent, thereby culminating in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the 1919 reforms. Going beyond earlier studies, this book brings to light the social, economic and communal undercurrents that transformed Punjab during a formative era of Indian nationalism.

  • Preface iii
  • List of Abbreviations vi
  • 1. Dawn of the Decade 1
  • 2. Agriculture and Allied Problems 15
  • 3. Irrigation 34
  • 4. Industry, Trade and Communication 56
  • 5. Segments of Society 95
  • 6. Major Communal Organisations 123
  • 7. Education 149
  • 8. The Ghadar Movement and the Pan-Islamism 178
  • 9. Government Policy and Public Response 199
  • 10. Conclusion 243
  • Annexures 246
  • Bibliography 279

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