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History of the Sikhs
Khushwant Singh
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Description for History of the Sikhs
Paperback. This is the standard and well established book on its subject, accessible to a general non scholarly audience, while being based on scholarly archival research. Singh exhaustively covers the genesis and development of Sikhism and the Sikh community, up to the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2 halftone plates, maps. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
The new second edition volume one 1469-1839 is updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh's trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarly audience, the book is based on scholarly archival research. This volume covers the social, religious and political background which led to the formation of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi and English, the author traces the growth of Sikhism and tells of the compilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The ... Read more
The new second edition volume one 1469-1839 is updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh's trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarly audience, the book is based on scholarly archival research. This volume covers the social, religious and political background which led to the formation of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi and English, the author traces the growth of Sikhism and tells of the compilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780195673081
SKU
V9780195673081
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About Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh is Indias best known writer and columnist. He has been founder editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His latest novel, The Sunset Club, written when he was ... Read more
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