Tamils and the nation : India and Sri Lanka compared /

Why are relations between politically mobilized ethnic identities and the nation-state sometimes peaceful and at other times fraught and violent? This work sets out a novel answer to this key puzzle in world politics through a detailed comparative study of the starkly divergent trajectories of the &...

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Main Author: Rasaratnam, Madurika (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Why are relations between politically mobilized ethnic identities and the nation-state sometimes peaceful and at other times fraught and violent? This work sets out a novel answer to this key puzzle in world politics through a detailed comparative study of the starkly divergent trajectories of the "Tamil question" in India and Sri Lanka from the colonial era to the present day.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190638580
0190638583
0190498323
9780190498320