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082 0 0 _a342.730873
_bSID/C
100 1 _aSidhu, Dawinder S.
245 1 0 _aCivil rights in wartime: the post-9/11 Sikh experience/
_cDawinder S. Sidhu, Neha Singh Gohil ; [foreword by Amy Chua].
260 _aFarnham, Surrey, England ;
_aBurlington, Vt. :
_bAshgate,
_cc2009.
300 _axvii, 214 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPunjab : 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
650 0 _aDiscrimination
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMinorities
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_xPrevention
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_zUnited States
_xPrevention.
942 _cWB16