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基本説明
Traces the historical origins of the Sri Lankan Tamils, discusses the impact on them of colonial rule, assesses the country's caste system, and questions the government's land settlement policy as well as other discriminatory practices.
Full Description
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 the Sri Lankan Tamil community as it strives to justify its rightful place on the island. Within the larger context of the bitter ethnic strife in Sri Lanka, this timely volume assembles a multidisciplinary group of scholars to explore the central issue of Tamil identity. Bringing historical, sociological, political, and geographical perspectives to bear on the subject, the contributors analyze various aspects of the Sri Lankan Tamil community as it strives to justify its rightful place on the island.Exploring the roots of conflict in Sri Lanka, the book traces the distinct historical origins of the Sri Lankan Tamils, discusses the impact of colonial rule, assesses the countrys caste system, and questions the governments land settlement policy as well as other discriminatory practices.This exploration enables the contributors to explain the rise of militant movements in Sri Lankaparticularly the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who demand the right of self-determination. Finally, the volume addresses the explosive issues of separatism and secession.
Contents
Introduction - the origins of the dispute, Chelvadurai Manogaran and Bryan Pfaffenberger; Tamils and the meaning of history, Dagmar Hellmann-Rajanayagam; Sri Lanka Tamils under colonial rule, Sinappah Arasaratnam; colonization as politics - the political use of space in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, C. Manogaran; the Colombo man, the Jaffna man and the Batticaloa man - regional identities and the rise of the Federal Party, Jayaratnam A. Wilson; the political construction of defensive nationalism - the 1968 temple-entry crisis in Sri Lanka, B. Pfaffenberger; the "groups" and the rise of militant secessionism, D. Hellmann-Rajanayagam; the material basis for separatism - the Tamil Eelam movement in Sri Lanka, Amita Shastri; afterword - the future of Sinhalese-Tamil relations in Sri Lanka, J.A. Wilson and C. Manogaran.
