Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-jn8rn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-25T16:25:53.390Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

Gurharpal Singh
Affiliation:
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Giorgio Shani
Affiliation:
International Christian University, Tokyo
Get access

Summary

This provides the rationale for the book and outlines the main argument. It provides a synopsis of the eight chapters and the conclusion. The central argument of the book is made explicit: the need to move beyond existing tropes, especially religion, that have defined Sikh subjectivities. It outlines the integrated approach to Sikh nationalism, identity and diaspora which offers a more comprehensive understanding of Sikh aspirations for self-determination since the late nineteenth century. The Sikh case, it suggests, provides new insights into minority religious nationalism in the colonial and postcolonial contexts and questions the centrality of the homeland in the discourse of long-distance nationalism in a globalised world, thus making possible de-territorialised nationalism.

Type
Chapter
Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

  • Introduction
  • Gurharpal Singh, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Giorgio Shani, International Christian University, Tokyo
  • Book: Sikh Nationalism
  • Online publication: 19 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479940.002
Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

  • Introduction
  • Gurharpal Singh, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Giorgio Shani, International Christian University, Tokyo
  • Book: Sikh Nationalism
  • Online publication: 19 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479940.002
Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

  • Introduction
  • Gurharpal Singh, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Giorgio Shani, International Christian University, Tokyo
  • Book: Sikh Nationalism
  • Online publication: 19 November 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479940.002
Available formats
×