Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age write by Giorgio Shani. This book was released on 2007-12-06. Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age examines the construction of a Sikh national identity in post-colonial India and the diaspora and explores the reasons for the failure of the movement for an independent Sikh state: Khalistan. Based on a decade of research, it is argued that the failure of the movement to bring about a sovereign, Sikh state should not be interpreted as resulting from the weakness of the ‘communal’ ties which bind members of the Sikh ‘nation’ together, but points to the transformation of national identity under conditions of globalization. Globalization is perceived to have severed the link between nation and state and, through the proliferation and development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), has facilitated the articulation of a transnational ‘diasporic’ Sikh identity. It is argued that this ‘diasporic’ identity potentially challenges the conventional narratives of international relations and makes the imagination of a post-Westphalian community possible. Theoretically innovative and interdisciplinary in approach, it will be primarily of interest to students of South Asian studies, political science and international relations, as well as to many others trying to come to terms with the continued importance of religious and cultural identities in times of rapid political, economic, social and cultural change.
Sikh Nationalism
Sikh Nationalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sikh Nationalism write by Gurharpal Singh. This book was released on 2021-11-25. Sikh Nationalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Fighting for Faith and Nation
Fighting for Faith and Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fighting for Faith and Nation write by Cynthia Keppley Mahmood. This book was released on 2010-08-03. Fighting for Faith and Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The ethnic and religious violence that characterized the late twentieth century calls for new ways of thinking and writing about politics. Listening to the voices of people who experience political violence—either as victims or as perpetrators—gives new insights into both the sources of violent conflict and the potential for its resolution. Drawing on her extensive interviews and conversations with Sikh militants, Cynthia Keppley Mahmood presents their accounts of the human rights abuses inflicted on them by the state of India as well as their explanations of the philosophical tradition of martyrdom and meaningful death in the Sikh faith. While demonstrating how divergent the world views of participants in a conflict can be, Fighting for Faith and Nation gives reason to hope that our essential common humanity may provide grounds for a pragmatic resolution of conflicts such as the one in Punjab which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the past fifteen years.
Sikh Nationalism
Sikh Nationalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sikh Nationalism write by Gurharpal Singh. This book was released on 2021-11-25. Sikh Nationalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A concise and comprehensive guide to the history of Sikh nationalism from the late nineteenth century to the present, this volume uses a new methodological approach to understand the historical origins of Sikh nationalism and emphasises the importance of integrating the study of the diaspora with the Sikhs in South Asia.
Sikh Separatism
Sikh Separatism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sikh Separatism write by Rajiv A. Kapur. This book was released on 2024-05-01. Sikh Separatism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1986, Sikh Separatism is a comprehensive study of the emergence of Sikh unrest in India. The appearance of Sikh fundamentalism and separatism is not a sudden development. They are both shown to have deep social and historical roots linked to the growth of contemporary Sikh identity, community and organization. The genesis of Sikh communal consciousness and organization lies in a social and religious reform movement among Sikhs from the 1870s to the 1920s. This movement is believed to have moulded Sikh perceptions of their political interests and resulted in the establishment of an institutional framework which has served as an arena and a base for Sikh separatism. The development of this reform movement and its motivations, the strategies and tactics employed by the reformers and its profound political implications are examined. This book will be of interest to students of political science, international relations, and South Asian studies.
