Bryan Pfaffenberger, Chelvadurai Manogaran

The Sri Lankan Tamils

Ethnicity And Identity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Within the larger context of bitter ethnic strife in Sri Lanka, this timely volume assembles a multidisciplinary group of scholars to explore the central issue of Tamil identity in this South Asian country. Bringing historical, sociological, political, and geographical perspectives to bear on the subject, the contributors analyze various aspects of

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780367311735
• ISBN-10: 0367311739
• Artikelnr.: 71850195

Autorenporträt

Manogaran, Chelvadurai, Pfaffenberger, Bryan

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Sri Lankan Tamils
Sri Lanka's Tamils: Under Colonial Rule
Tamils and the Meaning of History
Colonization as Politics: Political Use of Space in Sri Lanka's Ethnic Conflict
The Colombo Man, the Jaffna Man, and the Batticaloa Man: Regional Identities and the Rise of the Federal Party
The Political Construction of Defensive Nationalism: The 1968 Temple Entry Crisis in Sri Lanka
The "Groups" and the Rise of Militant Secessionism
The Material Basis for Separatism: The Tamil Eelam Movement in Sri Lanka
Afterword: The Future of Sinhala
Tamil Relations