Agrarian Reform and Farmer Resistance in Punjab: Mobilization and Resilience

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction to Agrarian Reforms and the 2020–2021 Farmer Resistance: A Momentous Morcha
PART I: Historical, Literary and Comparative Perspectives
	1 Agrarian Resistance in Punjab: Contextualizing Farmer Protests at the Gates of Delhi in a Historical Perspective
	2 Kisan Protests in Punjab 1907–2021: A Literary Lineage of Resistance
	3 A Tale of Two Punjabi Peasant Agitations: Comparing 1907 and 2020–2021
	4 From Disunity to Unity: Organization, Mobilization Strategies and Achievements of the Recent Farmers’ Movement in Punjab
	5 Contemporary Farmers’ Protests and the Legacy of the 1980s: Changes in Ideology, Class Coalitions and Political Structure
PART II: Dimensions and Dynamics of Reform, Resistance and Resilience
	6 Farm Laws, Federalism and Farm Protests: Challenges for Punjab
	7 ‘Modernist’ Teleology and Futures of Agriculture: Making Sense of the Punjabi Farmers’ Movement of 2020–2021
	8 Reforming Agricultural Markets for Agrarian Transformation: Potential Implications of Repealed Farm Acts for Punjab
	9 Mera Pind, Mera Sabhyachar, Mera Virsa: Understanding Sikh Diaspora Support for the Punjab Kisan Morcha
	10 Enhancing Visibility, Extending Solidarity: Women’s Participation in the 2020–2021 Farmer Protests
Index