03786nam 22006253u 450 991078401860332120230803014744.00-295-97715-91-299-28574-01-135-36745-01-280-15568-X0-203-98260-6(CKB)1000000000336794(EBL)242197(OCoLC)437157110(SSID)ssj0000245922(PQKBManifestationID)11188763(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245922(PQKBWorkID)10180379(PQKB)11705386(MiAaPQ)EBC242197(EXLCZ)99100000000033679420130418d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Sikh Diaspora[electronic resource] The Search For StatehoodHoboken Taylor and Francis20131 online resource (335 p.)Global DiasporasDescription based upon print version of record.1-85728-300-7 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; Conclusion3 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 SikhSikh 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; IndexThis 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 stuGlobal DiasporasSikhs-- Politics and governmentSikh diasporaForeign countriesSikhsSikhs-- Politics and government.Sikh diasporaForeign countriesSikhs305.6946908.82946Singh Tatla Darsham1543597AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910784018603321The Sikh Diaspora3797150UNINA