Civil rights in wartime: the post-9/11 Sikh experience/
Sidhu, Dawinder S.
Civil rights in wartime: the post-9/11 Sikh experience/ Dawinder S. Sidhu, Neha Singh Gohil ; [foreword by Amy Chua]. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2009. - xvii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Punjab : the Sikh homeland -- Founding and early development of Sikhism -- Fighting against injustice -- Sikh migration to the West -- Contemporary Sikh history -- Spiritual significance and physical aspects of the Sikh turban -- Harassment -- Bullying of Sikh students -- Violence -- Profiling -- Employment discrimination -- Detention -- Denial of entry into public places -- France -- Britain -- Ireland -- Other Western nations -- Canada -- United States -- The human costs -- The emergence of Sikh advocacy -- Non-traditional efforts -- Government appeals for tolerance -- Federal enforcement and outreach
9780754675532 (hbk. : alk. paper) 075467553X (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780754699255 (ebk.)
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--Prevention.--United States
342.730873 / SID/C
Civil rights in wartime: the post-9/11 Sikh experience/ Dawinder S. Sidhu, Neha Singh Gohil ; [foreword by Amy Chua]. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2009. - xvii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Punjab : the Sikh homeland -- Founding and early development of Sikhism -- Fighting against injustice -- Sikh migration to the West -- Contemporary Sikh history -- Spiritual significance and physical aspects of the Sikh turban -- Harassment -- Bullying of Sikh students -- Violence -- Profiling -- Employment discrimination -- Detention -- Denial of entry into public places -- France -- Britain -- Ireland -- Other Western nations -- Canada -- United States -- The human costs -- The emergence of Sikh advocacy -- Non-traditional efforts -- Government appeals for tolerance -- Federal enforcement and outreach
9780754675532 (hbk. : alk. paper) 075467553X (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780754699255 (ebk.)
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--Prevention.--United States
342.730873 / SID/C