Women and the Sikh diaspora in California : singing the seven seas /

"This book charts the transoceanic history of South Asian women in California through their speech and songs across the twentieth century. Nicole Ranganath reimagines the history of the South Asian diaspora through an examination of gender and the dynamic interplay of water and land in the cult...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ranganath, Nicole (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2024.
Edition:	[First.].
Series:	Ocean and island studies
Subjects:	Sikh women > California. Sikh music > California > History and criticism. Panjabis (South Asian people) > California > Music > History and criticism. Music > Social aspects > California > History. Sikhs > California. Sikh diaspora. Sikhs > Californie. Sikhs > Pays étrangers. Femmes sikhs > Californie. Musique sikh > Californie > Histoire et critique. Pendjabi (Peuple d'Asie méridionale) > Californie > Musique > Histoire et critique. Musique > Aspect social > Californie > Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Methods for Hearing Women's Transoceanic Voices
A River of Nationalist Zeal Flows into the Sea : Women's Performance of Gadar Revolutionary Songs, 1913-1948
Double Passage : Marriage and Oceanic Journeys in Folk Songs, 1930s-1960s
"Crossing the Terrifying World Ocean" : Creating Communities in California through Sacred Music, 1940s-1990s
"Rivers of Desire, Oceans of Separation" : Women's Autobiographical Songs, 1990s-2000s
Reflections : Echoes and Resonances.