LEADER 03786nam 22006253u 450 001 9910784018603321 005 20230803014744.0 010 $a0-295-97715-9 010 $a1-299-28574-0 010 $a1-135-36745-0 010 $a1-280-15568-X 010 $a0-203-98260-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000336794 035 $a(EBL)242197 035 $a(OCoLC)437157110 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000245922 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11188763 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245922 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10180379 035 $a(PQKB)11705386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC242197 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000336794 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Sikh Diaspora$b[electronic resource] $eThe Search For Statehood 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (335 p.) 225 1 $aGlobal Diasporas 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85728-300-7 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a3 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 327 $aSikh 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 330 $aThis book offers an overview of the Sikh diaspora, exploring the relationship between home and host states and between migrant and indigenous communities. The book considers the implications of history and politics of the Sikh diaspora for nationality, citizenship and sovereignity.; The text should serve as a supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates on courses in race, ethnicity and international migration within sociology, politics, international relations, Asian history, and human geography. In particular, it should serve as a core text for Sikh/Punjab courses within Asian stu 410 0$aGlobal Diasporas 606 $aSikhs-- Politics and government 606 $aSikh diaspora$xForeign countries 606 $aSikhs 615 4$aSikhs-- Politics and government. 615 0$aSikh diaspora$xForeign countries 615 0$aSikhs 676 $a305.6946 676 $a908.82946 700 $aSingh Tatla$b Darsham$01543597 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784018603321 996 $aThe Sikh Diaspora$93797150 997 $aUNINA