00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000010676 20221124104931 0010-1122000018 ta 221124################g##########0#eng## 978-0-203-93721-1 320.540917646 320.540917646 SHA s Giorgio Shani Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age / Giorgio Shani London : Routledge, 2007 xvi, 198 hlm : ilust ; 24 cm Sikh Nationalism Sikh Diaspora Sikh Political Activity Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age examines the construction of a Sikh national identity in post-colonial India and the diaspora and explores the reasons for the failure of the movement for an independent Sikh state: Khalistan. Based on a decade of research, it is argued that the failure of the movement to bring about a sovereign, Sikh state should not be interpreted as resulting from the weakness of the ‘communal’ ties which bind members of the Sikh ‘nation’ together, but points to the transformation of national identity under conditions of globalization. Globalization is perceived to have severed the link between nation and state and, through the proliferation and development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), has facilitated the articulation of a transnational ‘diasporic’ Sikh identity. It is argued that this ‘diasporic’ identity potentially challenges the conventional narratives of international relations and makes the imagination of a post-Westphalian community possible. Theoretically innovative and interdisciplinary in approach, it will be primarily of interest to students of South Asian studies, political science and international relations, as well as to many others trying to come to terms with the continued importance of religious and cultural identities in times of rapid political, economic, social and cultural change. 10692/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10693/MKRI-P/XI-2008