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The Sikhs of the Punjab:
Unheard Voices of State and Guerrilla Violence (1995)
Joyce J.M. Pettigrew

Punjabis have lived with the terror of the conflict between Sikh militants and Indian security forces since the attack on the Sikh Golden Temple in 1984. In this remarkable book, the courageous anthropologist who knows the region intimately presents the human aspect of the struggle. Through the skilful use of interviews, Dr Pettigrew takes us into the worlds of Punjabi farmers, Sikh militants, and the police commanders responsible for containing a vicious conflict whose ramifications have spilled beyond the Punjab into wider Indian politics.

.31 October, 2007