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Author : A. Jeyaratnam Wilson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349177189
Author : Janice Jiggins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1979-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521220699
This book attempts to describe and analyse the social relationships as well as the politics when Sri Lanka became independent.
Author : Nira Wickramasinghe
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0824830164
Since the late 1970s civil war has left Sri Lanka in an almost permanent state of crisis; conventional histories of the country by liberal and Marxist scholars in the last two decades have thus tended to focus on the state’s failure to accommodate the needs and demands of the minorities. The entire history of the twentieth century has been tied to this one key issue. Sri Lanka in the Modern Age offers a fresh perspective based on new research. Above all, the author has written a history of the peoples of Sri Lanka rather than a history of the nation-state.
Author : Nira Wickramasinghe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034901010
This Book Is A Very Important Work Of Scholarship And Research Because It Sheds Fresh Light On Some Of The Historical Roots Of Present-Day Sri Lankan Ethnic Politics Through An Examination Of The Last Decades Of Colonial Ceylon.
Author : A.Jeyaratnam Wilson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349015443
Author : Nikolaos Biziouras
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317805533
At the point of independence in 1948, Sri Lanka was projected to be a success story in the developing world. However, in July 1983 a violent ethnic conflict which pitted the Sinhalese against the Tamils began, and did not come to an end until 2009. This conflict led to nearly 50,000 combatant deaths and approximately 40,000 civilian deaths, as well as almost 1 million internally-displaced refugees and to the permanent migration abroad of nearly 130,000 civilians. With a focus on Sri Lanka, this book explores the political economy of ethnic conflict, and examines how rival political leaders are able to convince their ethnic group members to follow them into violent conflict. Specifically, it looks at how political leaders can influence and utilize changes in the level of economic liberalization in order to mobilize members of a certain ethnic group, and in the case of Sri Lanka, shows how ethnic mobilization drives can turn violent when minority ethnic groups are economically marginalized by the decisions that the majority ethnic group leaders make in order to stay in power. Taking a political economy approach to the conflict in Sri Lanka, this book is unique in its historical analysis and provides a longitudinal view of the evolution of both Tamil and Sinhalese ethnic drives. As such, this interdisciplinary study will be of interest to policy makers as well as academics in the field of South Asian studies, political science, sociology, development studies, political economy and security studies.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
ISBN : IND:30000129685412
Author : W. D. Lakshman,Clement Allan Tisdell
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1560727845
Social, political, economic and constitutional developments are considered as well as the evolution of science and arts in the development process. This is in accordance with the Sri Lankan tradition of seeing the world as a connected whole."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : K. M. De Silva,Kingsley M.. De Silva
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : 9558095923
The History Of Sri Lanka From The Earliest Times To The Present Sri Lanka Is An Ancient Civilization, Shaped And Thrust Into The Modern Globalizing World By Its Colonial Experience. With Its Own Unique Problems, Many Of Them Historical Legacies, It Is A Nation Trying To Maintain A Democratic, Pluralistic State Structure While Struggling To Come To Terms With Separatist Aspirations. This Is A Complex Story, And There Is Perhaps No Better Person To Present It In Reasoned, Scholarly Terms Than K.M. De Silva, Sri Lanka S Most Distinguished And Prolific Historian. A History Of Sri Lanka, First Published In 1981, Has Established Itself As The Standard Work On The Subject. This Fully Revised Edition, In Light Of The Most Recent Research, Brings The Story Right Up To The Early Years Of The Twenty-First Century. The Book Provides Comprehensive Coverage Of All Aspects Of Sri Lanka S Development From A Classical Buddhist Society And Irrigation Economy, To Its Emergence As A Tropical Colony Producing Some Of The World S Most Important Cash Crops, Such As Cinnamon, Tea, Rubber And Coconut, And Finally As An Asian Democracy. It Is A Study Of The Political Vicissitudes Of Sri Lanka S Ancient Civilization And The Successive Phases Of Portuguese, Dutch And British Colonial Rule. The Unfortunate Consequences Of Becoming A Centre Of Ethnic Tension And Sri Lanka S Long-Standing Relationship With India Are Also Discussed. Exhaustively Researched And Analytical, This Book Is An Invaluable Reference Source For Students Of Ancient, Colonial And Post-Colonial Societies, Ethnic Conflict And Democratic Transitions, As Well As For All Those Who Simply Want To Get A Feel Of The Rich And Varied Texture Of Sri Lanka S Long History.
Author : Gāmiṇi Samaranāyaka
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political violence
ISBN : 8121210038
This book is the revised version of his doctoral thesis on Political Violence in the Third World: A Case Study of Sri Lanka: 1971-1987 . It is a systematic, empirical study of the left-wing insurrection by the Janatha Vimkuthi Peramuna (JVP) in April 1971 and the ethnic insurrection by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) up to the Indo Sri Lanka Accord of 1987. This is an in-depth study regarding a crucial phase of the on-going political violence in Sri Lanka. The book emphasizes that the root cause for the Political Violence in Sri Lanka is not only confined to ethnic groups but also on socio-economic basis too. The study explores the socio-economic and political background that paved the way to the origin and development of underground movements, the genesis of ideologies, the strategies and tactics adopted leading to the escalation of political violence. This book will therefore, serve as a core reading material to understand the political violence in Sri Lanka. Consequently, it will serve as a very useful authentic reference material for the students of political science and policy makers concerned in search of a sustainable consensus and compromise for setting the political violence in Sri Lanka. Contents: - List of Tables Abbreviations Foreword Preface Introduction Theories on Political Violence: An Analytical Framework Preconditions of Political Violence in Sri Lanka: The 1971 Insurrection Precondition of Tamil Guerrilla Warfare Origin, Development and Form of Guerrilla Organisations Ideologies, Strategies, and Programmes Pattern of Political Violence: 1971-1987 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index. The Title 'Political Violence In Sri Lanka written/authored/edited by Gamini Samaranayake', published in the year 2008. The ISBN 9788121210034 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 432 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subjec
Author : Gnanapala Welhengama,Nirmala Pillay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135119713
Among the examples of civil wars, armed secessionist movements and minority uprisings in the world today, many involve conflict between a minority group’s aim for political self-determination, and the nation state’s resistance to any diminution of sovereignty. With the expansion of the international regime of human rights, minority groups have reconceptualised their struggle with the understanding that a minority which is linguistically, religiously or ethnically distinctive is entitled to self-determination if their aspirations cannot be met. This book explores the relationship between minority rights, self-determination and secession within international law, by contextualising these issues in a detailed case study of the rise of Tamil separatism in Sri Lanka. Welhengama and Pillay show how Tamil communalism hardened into secession and assess whether the Sri Lankan government has met its obligations with respect to the right to self-determination short of secession. Focusing on the legal and human rights arguments for secession by the Tamil community of the North and East of Sri Lanka, the book demonstrates how the language of international law and international human rights played a major role in the development of the arguments for secession. Through a close examination of the case of the Tamil’s secessionist movement the book presents valuable insights into why modern nation states find themselves threatened by separatist claims and bids for independence based on ethnicity.
Author : Chelvadurai Manogaran,Bryan Pfaffenberger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000306002
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
Author : Vasundhara Mohan
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : A. Jeyaratnam Wilson,Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0774807598
Through a succession of key stages since Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) became independent in 1948, its Tamil minority, historically concentrated in the north and east but with an important segment in Colombo, became alienated from the Sinhalese majority and, after peaceful opposition failed to secure its rights, resorted to an armed struggle. The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) today appear to hold the key to their people’s future. While they have suffered setbacks, including the loss of the Tamil capital, Jaffna, they remain a potent guerrilla force, able to strike with impunity at both military and civilian targets. The Tigers’ grip on the Tamil population seems secure, as does their overseas support and funding from Tamil exiles in Britain, Canada, and Australia. This book offers a concise history of the Sri Lankan Tamil nation, its culture, social make-up, and political evolution. In a final chapter, A. J. V. Chandrakanthan gives a first-hand account of life and attitudes inside the embattled Tamil areas today. A. Jeyaratnam Wilson teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick. He is the author of The Break-Up of Sri Lanka and S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and the Crisis of Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism. A. J. V. Chandrakanthan teaches in the Department of Theology at Concordia University, Montreal.
Author : Michael Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134355976
Sri Lanka has been the meeting point of many ideologies and ways of being. This has spelt heterogeneity, syncretism and conflict. In drawing upon the practices of empirical research promoted by Western intellectual traditions, the author demonstrates the strengths of these practices through his contextualised engagement with the pogroms of 1915 and 1983, as well as other incidents, as at the same time he delineates some of the limits of empiricist rationality. This book is replete with rich ethnographic detail and serves as an exercise in historical anthropology which illuminates Sri Lanka's political culture. It not only opens out the contrast between Western and Indian world views, but also explores the human condition by bringing out the immediacy surrounding acts of victimisation and human beings in conflict.
