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The Sikh diaspora in Vancouver : three generations amid tradition, modernity, and multiculturalism /

"Canadian Sikh have been great changes in their communities, which are primarily concentrated in larger urban centres, especially Vancouver and the British Columbia Lower Mainland. In The Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver, Kamala Elizabeth Nayar illustrates the transition of Sikh social culture as it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nayar, Kamala E. (Kamala Elizabeth), 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, [2004]
Colección:Canadian social history series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Punjabi villages to a Canadian metropolis
  • Communication among three generations: reflections on orality, literacy, and analytics
  • Family relations among three generations: duty, role playing, and independence, Part 1
  • Family relations among three generations: duty, role playing, and independence, Part 2
  • Religion among the three generations: oral transmission of customs, reading about the Sikh tradition, and inquiry into Sikhism
  • Community honour among three generations: social controls, cultural preservation, and ethnic insulariyt, Part 1
  • Community honour among three generations: social control, cultural preservation, and ethnic insularity, Part 2
  • Conclusion: Canadian Sikhs amid modernity and multiculturalism.