Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of maps, tables and plates

Chapter 1 - Homeland, history, religion and emigration (W.H. McLeod)

    The Punjab

    The history and religion of the Sikhs

    Why Sikhs emigrated

Chapter 2 - From sojourners to settlers (Rashmere Bhatti)

    The story of arrival (1880-1914)

    Punjabis gain formal status (1914-1940)

    Settlement in Woolgoolga-Coffs Harbour (1940-1970)

    Community voices - chapter two

Chapter 3 - From settlers to citizens (Rashmere Bhatti and Verne A. Dusenbery)

    The community comes of age (1970-2000)

    Facing the 21st century (2001 -       )

    Community voices - chapter three

Chapter 4 - Scholarly reflections

    Fieldwork in Woolgoolga (Marie M. de Lepervanche)

    Sikh community of Woolgoolga: a comparative view

    (Ramindar Singh)

    Punjabi Sikh positionings in Australia (Verne A. Dusenbery)

    Transnational lives in Woolgoolga,

    Sydney and the Punjab (Carmen Voigt-Graf)

    The Sikhs today (W.H. McLeod)

Glossary

Recommended reading

Contributors

Index 

Front Matter

End Matter

Contact Details