Sikh nationalism : from a dominant minority to an ethno-religious diaspora
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Sikh nationalism : from a dominant minority to an ethno-religious diaspora
(New approaches to Asian history, 24)
Cambridge University Press, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-252) and index
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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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Understanding Sikh nationalism
- 2. Sikhism and the Sikhs up to the 1890s
- 3. The emergence of modern Sikh nationalism, 1880s to 1930s
- 4. The Partition of India and the Sikhs
- 5. An uneasy accommodation: the Indian union and the Sikhs, 1947-84
- 6. After operation blue star: militancy, anti-terrorism, and the khalistan movement, 1984-97
- 7. Sikh nationalism in the age of globalisation and hindutva, 1997 to the present
- 8. The diaspora
- Conclusion.
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