Hugh J M Johnston

The Voyage of the Komagata Maru

The Sikh Challenge to Canada's Colour Bar

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Produktbeschreibung

Hugh J.M. Johnston is a professor emeritus in history at Simon Fraser University. Among his publications are two other books on Punjabis in Canada, Jewels of the Qila: The Remarkable Story of an Indo-Canadian Family (UBC Press, 2012) and The Four Quarters of the Night: The Life Journey of an Emigrant Sikh (1995).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Paperback
• 2nd Revised, Expanded edition
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780774825481
• ISBN-10: 0774825480
• Artikelnr.: 40108566

Autorenporträt

Hugh J.M. Johnston is a professor emeritus in history at Simon Fraser University. Among his publications are two other books on Punjabis in Canada, Jewels of the Qila: The Remarkable Story of an Indo-Canadian Family (UBC Press, 2012) and The Four Quarters of the Night: The Life Journey of an Emigrant Sikh (1995).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: South Asian Emigrants and the Empire
1 Exclusion: A Hidden Policy
2 Education: A Political Awakening
3 Encouragement: Disputing the Law Successfully
4 Departure: A Punjabi Emigrant Ship from Hong Kong
5 Arrival: Stopped at Canada's Gateway
6 Delay: Stalling by Officials
7 The Court of Appeal: Canada's Policy Upheld
8 Force: The Police Repulsed
9 Intimidation: Facing a Navy Cruiser
10 Return: A Tragic Homecoming
11 Arrest and Detention: The Aftermath of the Budge Budge Riot
12 Surrender: Gaining National Attention in India
13 Assassination: An Ending and a Beginning
Postscript: After the Komagata Maru
Notes
Index