The practice of the Peraktown Pindh in the community identity formation and belonging in a Malaysian Sikh diaspora

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The practice of the Peraktown Pindh in the community identity formation and belonging in a Malaysian Sikh diaspora

This research discusses the post-migration lived experience of the Peraktown Sikhs, a diaspora community of visible difference in the specific context of Malaysia. Using a qualitative case study methodology, I juxtaposed oral life history narratives and extensive interviews, memoirs and photographs,...

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Main Author:	Kaur, Narveen
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Place-making Diaspora Sikhs Home and belonging Malaysia and Identity Construction
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28702/

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