Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World

by Tony Ballantyne

Book Overview

Bringing South Asian and British imperial history together with recent scholarship on transnationalism and postcolonialism, Tony Ballantyne offers a bold reevaluation of constructions of Sikh identity from the late eighteenth century through the early twenty-first. Ballantyne considers Sikh communities and experiences in Punjab, the rest of South Asia, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world. He charts the shifting, complex, and frequently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822338246
• ISBN13: 9780822338246
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"