Sikh diaspora: theory, agency, and experience

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 di...

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Published in:Studies in the history of religions
Contributors: Hawley, Michael (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2013
In: Studies in the history of religions (144)
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Series/Journal:Studies in the history of religions 144
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sikhs / Emigration / Diaspora (Social sciences) / Assimilation (Sociology)
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Sikhs (Foreign countries)
B Sikhs Cultural assimilation (Foreign countries)
B Sikh diaspora
B Sikhs Cultural assimilation Foreign countries
B Sikhs Foreign countries
B Punjab (India) Emigration and immigration
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004252606