Civil rights in wartime
Subtitle: the post-9/11 Sikh experience
By: Dawinder S. Sidhu, Neha Singh Gohil ; [foreword by Amy Chua].
Contributors: Gohil, Neha Singh.; Chua, Amy.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780754675532; 9780754699255
Subjects: Sikhs -- Civil rights -- United States; 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 -- United States -- Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Punjab : the Sikh homeland; title: Founding and early development of Sikhism; title: Fighting against injustice; title: Sikh migration to the West; title: Contemporary Sikh history; title: Spiritual significance and physical aspects of the Sikh turban; title: Harassment; title: Bullying of Sikh students; title: Violence; title: Profiling; title: Employment discrimination; title: Detention; title: Denial of entry into public places; title: France; title: Britain; title: Ireland; title: Other Western nations; title: Canada; title: United States; title: The human costs; title: The emergence of Sikh advocacy; title: Non-traditional efforts; title: Government appeals for tolerance; title: Federal enforcement and outreach