03609nam 2200709Ia 450 991045554890332120210823192719.01-317-16561-61-317-16560-81-282-38279-997866123827960-7546-9925-0(CKB)1000000000807864(EBL)476293(OCoLC)646871292(SSID)ssj0000357879(PQKBManifestationID)11278530(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357879(PQKBWorkID)10358850(PQKB)11310459(MiAaPQ)EBC476293(Au-PeEL)EBL476293(CaPaEBR)ebr10350097(CaONFJC)MIL924867(EXLCZ)99100000000080786420090729d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivil rights in wartime[electronic resource] the post-9/11 Sikh experience /by Dawinder S. Sidhu and Neha Singh GohilFarnham, Surrey [UK] ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20091 online resource (233 p.)Includes index.0-7546-7553-X Cover; Contents; Contributions; Foreword by Amy Chua; Preface; Introduction; Part I Sikhism and the Sikh Turban; 1 Punjab: The Sikh Homeland; 2 Founding and Early Development of Sikhism; 3 Fighting Against Injustice; 4 Sikh Migration to the West; 5 Contemporary Sikh History; 6 Spiritual Significance and Physical Aspects of the Sikh Turban; Part II Targeting the Sikh Turban; 7 Harassment; 8 Bullying of Sikh Students; 9 Violence; 10 Profiling; 11 Employment Discrimination; 12 Detention; 13 Denial of Entry into Public Places; Part III Marginalization of the Sikh Turban; 14 France; 15 Britain16 Ireland17 Other Western Nations; 18 Canada; 19 United States; Part IV The Response to the Post-9/11 Climate; 20 The Human Costs; 21 The Emergence of Sikh Advocacy; 22 Non-traditional Efforts; 23 Government Appeals for Tolerance; 24 Federal Enforcement and Outreach; Conclusion; IndexThis book shares accounts of public and private discrimination involving turbaned Sikhs in America since September 11, 2001, investigates the American legal remedies available to those affected by discriminatory conduct, and compares these remedies to those in other Western societies. It offers a sharp analysis of the legal battles fought by Sikhs in post-9/11 America, and by extension the difficulties many minority groups have faced in protecting their civil liberties in times of war.SikhsCivil rightsUnited StatesDiscriminationLaw and legislationUnited StatesMinoritiesLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesTerrorismPreventionLaw and legislationUnited StatesSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001TerrorismUnited StatesPreventionElectronic books.SikhsCivil rightsDiscriminationLaw and legislationMinoritiesLegal status, laws, etc.TerrorismPreventionLaw and legislationSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.TerrorismPrevention.342.7308/73Sidhu Dawinder S962856Gohil Neha Singh962857MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455548903321Civil rights in wartime2183268UNINA