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Sikh Nationalism: From a Dominant Minority to an Ethno-Religious Diaspora

By Gurharpal Singh , Giorgio Shani

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781107136540, 9781316479940, 9781316501887
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3543965 bytes)
Series
New Approaches to Asian History
Edition
New
Pages
250\291
Topic
Religion
Time added
2024-10-05 12:04:07

Description

This important volume provides a clear, concise and comprehensive guide to the history of Sikh nationalism from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on A. D. Smith's ethno-symbolic approach, Gurharpal Singh and Giorgio Shani use a new integrated methodology to understanding the historical and sociological development of modern Sikh nationalism. By emphasising the importance of studying Sikh nationalism from the perspective of the nation-building projects of India and Pakistan, the recent literature on religious nationalism and the need to integrate the study of the diaspora with the Sikhs in South Asia, they provide a fresh approach to a complex subject. Singh and Shani evaluate the current condition of Sikh nationalism in a globalised world and consider the lessons the Sikh case offers for the comparative study of ethnicity, nations and nationalism.

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