The Sikh Diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : The Search For Statehood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784018603321
• Autore: Singh Tatla Darsham
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013
• ISBN: 0-295-97715-9; 1-299-28574-0; 1-135-36745-0; 1-280-15568-X; 0-203-98260-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Collana: Global Diasporas
• Disciplina: 305.6946; 908.82946
• Soggetti: Sikhs-- Politics and government; Sikh diaspora - Foreign countries; Sikhs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Sikh diaspora; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by the Series Editor; Preface; List of Tables; Maps; Introduction; Theoretical issues; Scope of the study; 1 The Sikhs: the search for statehood; A sect, a community or a nation; The making of Sikh ethnic conciousness; The colonial encounter; Under the postcolonial state; Search for statehood: the dilemma; Indian nationalism: perils of a nation-state; 2 The Sikh diaspora: a history of settlement; The colonial era; The postcolonial era; Post-1984 emigration: Sikh refugees; Conclusion; 3 The Sikh diaspora and the Punjab: dialects of ethnic linkagesEconomic linkage; Social exchange; Religious tradition; Diaspora: a creative site?; 4 The Sikh diaspora and the Punjab: political linkages; Early links; Post-1947 associations; Issues of mobilization; 5 Demand for homeland: Sikhs in North America; Main Organizations; Mobilization; 6Demand for homeland: Sikhs in Britain; Main Organizations; Mobilization; 7 Mediating between states: Sikh diplomacy and interstate relations; Indian government and the Sikh ; diaspora; Indo-British relations and the Sikh; Sikh diplomacy and Indo-us relationsIndo-Canadian relations and the Sikh lobby; International organizations; Conclusion; 8 Call of homeland: models and reality of ethnic mobilization; Parameters of mobilization; Discourse on the Sikh homeland; The impact of the critical event; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Glossary and abbreviations; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers an overview of the Sikh diaspora, exploring the relationship between home and host states and between migrant and indigenous communities. The book considers the implications of history and politics of the Sikh diaspora for nationality, citizenship and sovereignity.; The text should serve as a supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates on courses in race, ethnicity and international migration within sociology, politics, international relations, Asian history, and human geography. In particular, it should serve as a core text for Sikh/Punjab courses within Asian stu