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Singh, Gurharpal and Shani, Giorgio (2021) Sikh Nationalism: From a Dominant Minority to an Ethno-Religious Diaspora. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Authored Books
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies > Department of Religions & Philosophies
Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of the Study of Religions
ISBN: 9781316479940
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479940
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2016 15:02
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/21734

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