Within hours of the attacks on the World Trade Center, misdirected assaults on Sikhs and other South Asians flared in communities across the nation, serving as harbingers of a more suspicious, less discerning, and increasingly fearful worldview that would drastically change ideas of belonging and acceptance in America. Weaving together distinct strands of recent South Asian immigration to the United States, Uncle Swami creates a rich discussion of a diverse and dynamic people whose identities are all too often lumped together and misunderstood.
| ISBN: | 9789350299050 |
| Publication date: | 9th April 2013 |
| Author: | Vijay Prashad |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Sociology and anthropology |
Within hours of the attacks on the World Trade Center, misdirected assaults on Sikhs and other South Asians flared in communities across the nation, serving as harbingers of a more suspicious, less discerning, and increasingly fearful worldview that would drastically change ideas of belonging and acceptance in America. Weaving together distinct strands of recent South Asian immigration to the United States, Uncle Swami creates a rich discussion of a diverse and dynamic people whose identities are all too often lumped together and misunderstood.
Uncle Swami features in the following genres: Sociology and anthropology
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Uncle Swami was written by Vijay Prashad and published by HarperCollins India
Uncle Swami has 208 pages