From Policemen to Revolutionaries: A Sikh Diaspora in Global Shanghai, 1885-1945

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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From Policemen to Revolutionaries uncovers the less-known story of Sikh emigrants in Shanghai in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yin Cao argues that the cross-border circulation of personnel and knowledge across the British colonial and the Sikh diasporic networks, facilitated the formation of the Sikh community in Shanghai, eventually making this Chinese city one of the overseas hubs of the Indian nationalist struggle. By adopting a translocal approach, this study elaborates on how the flow of Sikh emigrants, largely regarded as subalterns, initially strengthened but eventually unhinged British colonial rule in East and Southeast Asia.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-11-09
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt498 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Global Migration History
Antal sidor216
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004344082

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List of IllustrationsIntroductionSikh Migration in the Context of Global Migration Shanghai in the Translocal Networks Revisiting Sikh Diaspora and British Imperial History Rescuing Shanghai Sikhs from Nation Sources and Structure 1 Establishing the Sikh Police Unit in ShanghaiHong Kong as the ReferenceThe Rise and Decline of the Localization Policy in the smpA Martial Race in Motion“They were Unsuitable for Shanghai”: Rejecting the Sikh SchemeNew Bottle with Old Wine: Revival of the Sikh SchemeConclusion2 The Journey of Isser Singh: A Sikh Migrant in ShanghaiA Peasant’s Son in the PunjabOptimizing the Migration PlanThe Road to ShanghaiAccommodating the SikhsPolicing Hongkou“A Man Who Gives Considerable Trouble”An Unending EndConclusion3 Kill Buddha Singh: The Indian Nationalist Movement in Shanghai, 1914–1927Go to North America!The Rise of the Ghadar PartyThe Politicization of Sikhs in ShanghaiTurning to the LeftFrom Hankou to Shanghai: The Ghadar Hubs in China“I kill Him Because He was a Bad Man”The Rise of a Surveillance NetworkConclusion4 A Lone Islet or A Center of Communications? Shanghai Sikhs and The Indian National ArmyThe Birth of the ina and the Unification of Shanghai SikhsThe ina in Crisis and the Hardship of Shanghai SikhsSubhas Chandra Bose and the Total MobilizationThe Mobilization of the Sikhs in ShanghaiThe End of a LegendConclusionConclusion: Circulation, Networks, and Subalterns in Global HistoryBibliographyIndex

"[...] it is worth reading From Policemen to Revolutionaries for its creative and global thinking on migration history, modern Chinese history, Indian history and British imperial history. Furthermore, the study draws impressively on an abundance of global primary sources in various languages (English, Chinese, Indian), from official archives (Shanghai Municipal Council, Colonial Office, Indian Office) to local newspaper (London, India, Singapore, California, Hong Kong, Shanghai)". Jiang Jiaxin, in Crossroads, 19 (2020), pp. 99-115.