Sikh nationalism and identity in a global age / Giorgio Shani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shani, Giorgio, 1970-

Series:

Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 9.

Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikh nationalism.

Sikh diaspora.

Sikhs--Political activity.

Sikhs.

Sikhs--Social networks.

Globalization.

Social networks.

Punjab (India)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Punjab (India).

Physical Description:

xvi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Contents:

1 Introduction: rethinking Sikh nationalism in a global age 1

Ethno-symbolist approaches 2

Instrumentalist approaches 4

Constructivist approaches 6

Long-distance nationalism 8

Globalization, sovereignty and national identity 9

Rethinking Sikh nationalism 11

2 From panth to qaum: the construction of a Sikh 'national' identity in colonial India 17

The Sikh panth: from Nanak-panth to Khalsa panth 21

The mythology and symbolism of the Khalsa 24

'Singh-izing the Sikhs': the Tat Khalsa discourse and the colonial state 26

The institutionalization of a 'Sikh' identity: from the CKD to the SGPC 35

3 The territorialization of the qaum: Sikh 'national' identity in independent India 40

The Nehruvian secular settlement 41

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the movement for the Punjabi Suba 43

The 'violence' of the Green Revolution and Sikh 'kulak' nationalism 48

Imagining Khalistan 51

The 'communalization' of the Punjab and state terrorism 53

The militarization of the qaum 56

4 From Khalistan to Punjabiat: globalization, Hindutva and the decline of Sikh militancy 61

Economic liberalization in India 62

Rebranding India: the challenge of Hindu nationalism 66

Globalization, regionalism and the 'new democratic alignment': an analysis of the 2004 elections 71

Globalization, the SAD-BJP alliance and the reassertion of Punjabi identity in post-Blue Star Punjab 73

5 'The territorialization of memory': Sikh nationalism in the 'diaspora' 79

A Sikh diaspora? 80

The Sikh nationalist discorse in the diaspora 82

Partition 86

'Operation Blue Star' 94

6 The politics of recognition: from a Sikh 'national' to a Sikh 'diasporic' identity in a post-9/11 world? 100

Location and identity: the dynamics of Sikh diaspora nationalism 102

Britain: from 'nation-state' to 'community of communities'? 105

Who are we? Khalistan, 9/11 and Sikh-American identity 114

7 Beyond Khalistan? The Sikh diaspora, globalization and international relations 128

The Westphalian order and IR theory 129

'A revolt against the West': the global religious resurgence 132

Beyond Westphalia? Globalization, transnational religious communities and international relations 133

Serving the qaum: Sikh transnational religious actors 137

Beyond Khalistan? Voices from the diaspora 142

Appendix Full questionnaire results (India) 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-193) and index.

ISBN:

9780415421904

041542190X

OCLC:

123374555