Contents:
Introduction: Globalisation and social dynamics / Paramjit S. Judge;
I. Theoretical issues. 1. Globalisation and its socio-cultural discontents / S.L. Sharma;
2. Globalisation and its implications for India / P.N. Pimpley;
3. Thinking of identities in the emerging global context / Satya P. Gautam;
4. Discourse in language: deconstructing the global reach of George W. Bush / Parminder Singh;
II. Globalisation and development. 5. Globalisation and sustainable agriculture in Haryana / Raj Singh;
6. Globalisation and consumption: a study of rural and urban families in Punjab / M. Sidhu, M.K. Dhillon and R. Bakshi;
7. Globalisation, development and environment in Northwestern Himalayas / Satish K. Sharma;
8. Transhumance grazing rights and environmental degradation in Shivaliks, Jammu and Kashmir / Falendra K. Sudan and Gopi; Puri III. Globalisation and gender. 9. Globalisation and the Indian woman: hype and reality / Rajinder Kaur;
10. Globalisation and employment status of indian women / Jasbir Singh and Vishav Raksha;
11. Global concerns and the local issues / Niranjana Bhandari;
12. Terrorism and women / Manjit Hundal;
IV. Globalisation and diaspora;
13. Revolutionaries of will: pioneer Punjabi migrants to North America / Harish K. Puri;
14. The Punjabi scheduled castes in England / Paramjit S. Judge;
15. Transnational migrants: Punjabi women in Canada / Gurpreet Bal;
16. Family abuse against Punjabi women in Canada / Neelu Kang.