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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Numen book series ; volume 144
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Studies in the history of religions ; 144.
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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. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Sikh diaspora.
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Sikh diaspora. |
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Sikhs -- Foreign countries.
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Sikhs. |
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Foreign countries. |
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Sikhs -- Cultural assimilation -- Foreign countries.
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Sikhs -- Cultural assimilation. |
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Punjab (India) -- Emigration and immigration.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Hawley, Michael (Michael Edwin), editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hawley, Michael. Sikh Diaspora. Brill 2013 9789004252608 |
ISBN |
9789004257238 (electronic book) |
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9004257233 (electronic book) |
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1299847633 (electronic book) |
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9781299847637 (electronic book) |
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9789004252608 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004252606 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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