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The four quarters of the night : the life-journey of an emigrant Sikh /

"Tara Singh Bains is one of those rare people who sees the hand of God in every facet of his life. Identifying himself as both an Indian and a Canadian but first and foremost a Sikh, Tara Singh is man of strong convictions who has consistently refused to compromise his own truth. He recounts hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bains, Tara Singh, 1923-
Otros Autores: Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ; 21.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Pahrei (The Quarters)
  • Foreword
  • A Word From the Amanuensis
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations
  • Part One: A Punjabi
  • 1 In Father's House
  • 2 Army Service
  • 3 A Disabling Illness
  • 4 Going to Canada
  • 5 Keeping My Faith
  • 6 A Lumber Worker
  • 7 My Birthplace Village
  • 8 My Wife'S Birthplace Village
  • Part Two: A Canadian
  • 9 Modern Sikhs
  • 10 Community Strife
  • 11 Community Service
  • 12 White Sikhs
  • 13 Living With Physical Injuries
  • 14 On a Pilgrimage
  • 15 Trouble in Punjab
  • 16 Retirement
  • Part Three: A Sikh
  • 17 Following Sikh Discipline
  • Postscript By the Amanuensis
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Glossary
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.