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Author Sidhu, Aman.

Title Debt and death in rural India : the Punjab story / Aman Sidhu with Inderjit Singh Jaijee.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 335 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A study of the reasons behind farmer suicides in rural Punjab from the mid-1980s up to 2008.
Contents Introduction -- Punjab's land, rivers and climate -- Cultural profile of Moonak subdivision -- Dispute over Punjab's river waters -- History of southeast Punjab -- The demand for federalism -- Punjab versus the central government steamroller -- Quantification of suicides -- A problem does not exist if you don't look at it -- Rehabilitation and compensation -- Survival strategies -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Index.
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Subject Farmers -- Suicidal behavior -- India -- Punjab.
Farmers -- Suicidal behavior.
India -- Punjab.
Farmers.
Farmers -- India -- Punjab -- Economic conditions.
Economic conditions.
Water-supply -- India -- Punjab.
Water-supply.
Agriculture and state -- India -- Punjab.
Agriculture and state.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Jaijee, Inderjit Singh, 1931-
Other Form: Print version: Sidhu, Aman. Debt and death in rural India. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2011 9788132106531 (DLC) 2011032614 (OCoLC)711052191
ISBN 9788132109198 (electronic book)
8132109198 (electronic book)
1283422239
9781283422239
9788132106531
8132106539