Civil rights in wartime : the post-9/11 Sikh experience /

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This book shares accounts of public and private discrimination involving turbaned Sikhs in America since September 11, 2001, investigates the American legal remedies available to those affected by discriminatory conduct, and compares these remedies to those in other Western societies. It offers a sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sidhu, Dawinder S.
Other Authors: Gohil, Neha Singh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey [UK] ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.
Subjects:
2001
Sikhs > Civil rights > United States.
Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation > United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Sikhs > Droits > États-Unis.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Discrimination > Law and legislation
Minorities > Legal status, laws, etc.
Sikhs > Civil rights
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Contributions; Foreword by Amy Chua; Preface; Introduction; Part I Sikhism and the Sikh Turban; 1 Punjab: The Sikh Homeland; 2 Founding and Early Development of Sikhism; 3 Fighting Against Injustice; 4 Sikh Migration to the West; 5 Contemporary Sikh History; 6 Spiritual Significance and Physical Aspects of the Sikh Turban; Part II Targeting the Sikh Turban; 7 Harassment; 8 Bullying of Sikh Students; 9 Violence; 10 Profiling; 11 Employment Discrimination; 12 Detention; 13 Denial of Entry into Public Places; Part III Marginalization of the Sikh Turban; 14 France; 15 Britain.

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