A concise and comprehensive guide to the history of Sikh nationalism from the late nineteenth century to the present.

Gurharpal Singh is Emeritus Professor of Sikh and Punjab Studies at SOAS, University of London. His previous publications include The Partition of India (2009), Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community (2006), and Ethnic Conflict in India: A Case Study of Punjab (2000).

Introduction; 1. Understanding Sikh nationalism; 2. Sikhism and the Sikhs up to the 1890s; 3. The emergence of modern Sikh nationalism, 1880s to 1930s; 4. The Partition of India and the Sikhs; 5. An uneasy accommodation: the Indian union and the Sikhs, 1947-84; 6. After operation blue star: militancy, anti-terrorism, and the khalistan movement, 1984-97; 7. Sikh nationalism in the age of globalisation and hindutva, 1997 to the present; 8. The diaspora; Conclusion.