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1032291893 epub This book examines different dimensions of farmer agitations in Punjab, India. It situates the 20202021 farmer resistance movement within the wider context of Indias post-independent development trajectory and provides a thorough analysis of various aspects of the farmers movement in India. The volume contextualizes Punjabs history of farmer resistance, organization and mobilization strategies, the globalization of the movement, ways of both sustaining the movement and building resilience. While providing a critical understanding of the three farm laws introduced in India in 2020, the book looks at how they may impact farm operations and livelihoods in the post-Green Revolution period and evaluates strategies of inclusive mobilization for gathering support and sustaining the movement both within India and abroad, with special focus on the role of the Sikh diaspora. Essays in this volume also discuss the participation of women in the struggle and how their experience has the potential to transform gender relations both at home and in the public sphere. Read more