Lives in Translation: Sikh Youth as British Citizens

Kathleen D. Hall

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2002

Lives in Translation

Sikh Youth as British Citizens

Kathleen D. Hall

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200676

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"A sophisticated and sympathetic portrayal of the 'dynamic tensions' faced by second-generation British Sikhs coming of age in Thatcherite Britain of the late 1980s and early 1990s. . . . An accessible book that can profitably be read by anthropologists, educators, and all those concerned with issues of citizenship and ethnic pluralism in modern nation-states."—Anthropos

Author / Editor information

Kathleen Hall is an anthropologist and teaches in the Education, Culture, and Society Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.

Reviews

"Lives in Translation eloquently captures the voices of young Sikhs in northern England in the late twentieth century as they attempt to come to terms with structures of racial, caste, and class inequality."—International Journal of Punjab Studies

"A sophisticated and sympathetic portrayal of the 'dynamic tensions' faced by second-generation British Sikhs coming of age in Thatcherite Britain of the late 1980s and early 1990s. . . . An accessible book that can profitably be read by anthropologists, educators, and all those concerned with issues of citizenship and ethnic pluralism in modern nation-states."—Anthropos

"This is a brilliant ethnography, animated by a highly refined analysis of the ways race and cultural identity are forged in the public sphere, and sustained by extensive research."—Carol Greenhouse, Princeton University

"Hall offers a riveting account of evolving British identity—both minority and majority—at the cusp of the millennium, an account that can offer much to those interested in the cultural politics of other multicultural societies."—Anthropology and Education Quarterly

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Introduction: A Different Immigration Story Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. From Subjects to Citizens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. The Politics of Language Recognition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
4. "Becoming like Us" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5. Mediated Traditions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
6. "You Can't Be Religious and Be Westernized" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
7. "There's a Time to Act English and a Time to Act Indian" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
8. Consciousness, Self-Awareness, and the Life Path Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Epilogue: An Unfinished Story Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Anthropology; Education; Folklore; Linguistics

eBook

Published: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 9780812200676