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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190638580 0190638583 0190498323 9780190498320 |