Sikh diaspora : : theory, agency, and experience / / edited by Michael Hawley.

Sikh Diaspora: Theory, Agency, and Experience is a collection of essays offering new insights into the diverse experiences of Sikhs beyond the Punjab. Moving beyond migration history and global in their scope, the essays in this volume draw from a range of methodological approaches to engage with di...

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Superior document:Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, volume 144
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of religions ; 144.
Physical Description:1 online resource (437 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.