Contents: 1. The Kukas: A Millenarian Sect of Punjab / W.H. MCLEOD 2. The Singh Sabha Movement 1875-1925 / N. GERALD BARRIER 3. Arya Samaj Movement in Punjab / SATISH K. SHARMA 4. The Christian Movement in Punjab / JOHN C.B. WEBSTER 5. The Ahmadiyah Movement: An Appraisal / SPENCER LAVAN 6. The Ghadar Movement: A New Consciousness / HARISH K. PURI 7. The Gurdwara Reform Movement / MOHINDER SINGH 8. The Congress in Punjab / K.L. TUTEJA 9. Ad Dharm Movement / MARK JUERGENSMEYER 10. Communist Movement in Punjab, 1926-47 / BHAGWAN JOSH 11. Praja Mandal Movement in East Punjab States: Notes on : the Elite Political Culture / M.S. DHAMI 12. The Punjabi Suba Movement / A. S. NARANG 13. The Naxalite Movement in Punjab / PARAMJIT S. JUDGE 14. Trade Unions and Political Parties in Punjab / SANTOSH SOOD 15. Agrarian Change and Farmers’ Movement in Punjab: A Study of BKU / SUCHA SINGH GILL 16. The Khalistan Movement / HARISH K. PURI AND PARAMJIT S. JUDGE This volume brings together at one place readings on all major social and political movements in Punjab since the British annexation of the province in 1849 to the present. Written by leading specialists, these studies provide historical perspectives on the major concerns, conflicts and collective actions of the Punjabis for resistance and reform. While being of special interest to the researchers and students of social science disciplines studying Punjab region, the book will be read with advantage by those interested in issues such as social reform, ethnicity, religious politics, national integration and political violence.