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Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism : its origins and development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries
- Title
- Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism : its origins and development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries / A. Jeyaratnam Wilson ; with a chapter by A.J.V. Chandrakanthan.
- Author
- Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam.
- Publication
- London : Hurst & Co., 2000.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 203 pages : map; 22 cm
- Summary
- Wilson (political science, U. of New Brunswick, Canada) analyzes the rise of Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka, examining the social and caste structure of the Tamils and their linguistic, cultural, and literary heritage. He traces the evolution of Tamil political activity and ethnic consciousness, and details the militarization of Tamil youth, struggles among Tamil groups, Indian intervention, and phases leading to the present impasse. The author has written extensively on Sri Lankan politics, and was for several years the late President Jayewardene's advisor on Tamil affairs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
- Subjects
- Tamil (Indic people)
- Nationalism
- Sri Lanka
- History
- Tamilen
- Sri Lanka > Ethnic relations
- Tamils
- Ethnic minorities
- Separatisme
- Etnisch bewustzijn
- Tamils (volk)
- Nationalismus
- Geschichte
- Tamil (Indic people) > Politics and government
- Ethnic relations
- 15.75 history of Asia
- Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > History
- Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > Politics and government
- Nationalism > Sri Lanka > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-196) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Social Structure and Ethnography of Sri Lankan Tamils -- 3. Language, Poetry, Culture and Tamil Nationalism -- 4. The Political Activity of Ceylon Tamils in the Nineteenth Century and up till 1930 -- 5. G. G. Ponnambalam, the All-Ceylon Tamil Congress and Tamil National Consciousness -- 6. Tamil Nationalism, the Tamil Federal Party, the Tamil United Front and the Tamil United Liberation Front -- 7. The Militarisation of Tamil Youth -- 8. The Indian Intervention and After -- 9. Eelam Tamil Nationalism: an Inside View / A. J. V. Chandrakanthan -- 10. Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 1850653380
- 9781850653387
- 1850655197
- 9781850655190
- LCCN
- 00273027
- OCLC
- ocm43632034
- 43632034
- SCSB-14503507
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library