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Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism : its origins and development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries

Title
  1. 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.
Published by
  1. London : Hurst & Co., 2000.
Author
  1. Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam.

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Description
  1. xiii, 203 pages : map; 22 cm
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > Politics and government
  2. Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > History
  3. Nationalism > Sri Lanka > History
  4. 15.75 history of Asia
  5. Ethnic relations
  6. Nationalism
  7. Tamil (Indic people)
  8. Tamil (Indic people) > Politics and government
  9. Geschichte
  10. Nationalismus
  11. Tamilen
  12. Tamils (volk)
  13. Etnisch bewustzijn
  14. Separatisme
  15. Sri Lanka
  16. Ethnic minorities
  17. Tamils
  18. Sri Lanka > Ethnic relations
  19. Sri Lanka
  20. Tamilen
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-196) and index.