Sikhs Across Borders

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The internet, pilgrimage, religious controversies, kinship networks, Sikh soldiers in World War 1 - these are just some of the subjects addressed in a work that very accessibly presents fine scholarship from seasoned specialists in Sikh Studies and younger scholars. Research in specific fields and European national contexts is excellently set in wider historical and geographical contexts. This volume will be important to teachers and students of religious and diaspora studies from a range of disciplines. -- Eleanor Nesbitt, Professor Emerita at the University of Warwick, UK Enriched by the contribution of a new generation of scholars from different disciplines of social sciences, the volume suggests how Sikh Studies continually incorporates new frontiers of academic enquiry and appeals to the interest of scholars of migration studies, demographers, students of economic development and researchers on social mobilization -- Himadri Banerjee, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India Sikhs Across Borders illuminates a multitude of ways that Sikhs have sought to represent themselves across the varied geo-cultural landscape that is Europe. Moving beyond simply migration history, Sikhs Across Borders offers a diverse collection of essays that are both theoretically grounded and rich in their substantive content.The essays in this volume are engaging in their presentation, and contain a wealth of empirical data making them valuable resources for future scholarship in the area. Jacobsen and Myrvold have produced what is sure to become required reading for those interested in this newly emerging and rapidly growing area of study. -- Michael Hawley, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Mount Royal University, Canada The book offers empirically based case studies on Sikhs living in different regions of Europe. A pioneering effort in examining the history of establishment of these recent communities, the book would serve as a major building block for the emerging sub-field of Sikhs in Europe -- Gurinder Singh Mann, Professor of Sikh Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA