The Context of Ethnicity: Sikh Identity in a Comparative Perspective

By Dipankar Gupta

Book Overview

Through a study of Sikh extremism in the Punjab, the author argues that ethnic identities are not fixed and permanent, but are dynamic and need to be sociologically contextualized in order to be properly understood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195643917
• ISBN13: 9780195643916
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"