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Author Patnaik, Saanika, author.

Title Sikhs : the story of a people, their faith and culture / writers and researchers, Saanika Patnaik, Nehal Agarwalla.

Edition First American edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Dorling Kindersley Publishing, [2023]
©2022
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3051631~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  294.6 PAT    AVAILABLE
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Description 324 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color), maps (black and white) ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Before Guru Nanak (until 1469) -- Origins (1469-1606) -- Defending faith (1607-1709) -- The rise and fall of the Sikh Empire (1710-1849) -- Sikhism during the British rule (1850-1947) -- The contemporary Sikh (1947 onwards).
Summary The book explores the gurus, the scriptures, the philosophy, and the stories and legends. It explains how a faith led to the birth of a historic empire of immense military and political might, maps the emergence of a distinct identity, looks at its impact on the world, and celebrates the contributions of this illustrious community.
Subject Sikhs -- India -- History.
Sikhs -- History.
Sikhism -- India -- History.
Sikhism -- History.
Sikh art.
Genre Illustrated works.
Added Author Agarwalla, Nehal, author.
ISBN 9780744077520 (hardcover)
0744077524 (hardcover)
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