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Title Sikh diaspora : theory, agency, and experience / edited by Michael Hawley.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Numen book series ; volume 144
Studies in the history of religions ; 144.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Sikh Diaspora: Theory, Agency, and Experience is a collection of essays offering new insights into the diverse experiences of Sikhs beyond the Punjab. The essays in this volume engage with diaspora theory, agency, space, social relations, and aesthetics.
Contents Introduction Sikh diaspora : theory, agency, and experience / Michael Hawley -- The underbelly of diaspora criticism / Sudesh Mishra -- Interrogating the homeland-diaspora construct / Simran Jeet Singh -- Band le gandari (tie up your bundle) : unpartitioned memory cultures / Anjali Gera Roy -- My dinner in Calgary : Sikh diaspora in the making / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh -- Religion, resiliency, and citizenship : the journey of a Vancouver Sikh pioneer / Kamala Elizabeth Nayar -- A turban in a white republican haystack : Sikh American politicization and multiracial coalition-building in suburban Chicago / Jaideep Singh -- The other Sikhs : bridging their diaspora / Himadri Banerjee -- Other accommodations : Sikh advocacy, religious architecture, and cultural preservation in Quebec / Valerie Stoker -- Capitalizing on identity and mobility : Sikh mercantile activity across the Hong Kong-China border / Ka-kin Cheuk -- "Shady character, hidden designs, and masked faces" : reflections on 'Vilayati' Sikh -- Marriages and discourses of abuse / Shinder S. Thandi -- Gender, ethnicity, and social relations in the narratives of elderly Sikh men and women / Kanwal Mand -- Dancing in diaspora space : bhangra, caste, and gender among Jat Sikhs / Nicola Mooney.
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Subject Sikh diaspora.
Sikh diaspora.
Sikhs -- Foreign countries.
Sikhs.
Foreign countries.
Sikhs -- Cultural assimilation -- Foreign countries.
Sikhs -- Cultural assimilation.
Punjab (India) -- Emigration and immigration.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Hawley, Michael (Michael Edwin), editor.
Other Form: Print version: Hawley, Michael. Sikh Diaspora. Brill 2013 9789004252608
ISBN 9789004257238 (electronic book)
9004257233 (electronic book)
1299847633 (electronic book)
9781299847637 (electronic book)
9789004252608 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9004252606 (hardback ; alkaline paper)