1st Edition
Everyday Ethnicity in Sri Lanka Up-country Tamil Identity Politics
By Daniel Bass
Copyright 2013
248 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Focusing on notions of diaspora, identity and agency, this book examines ethnicity in war-torn Sri Lanka. It highlights the historical development and negotiation of a new identification of Up-country Tamil amidst Sri Lanka’s violent ethnic politics.
Over the past thirty years, Up-country (Indian) Tamils generally have tried to secure their vision of living within a multi-ethnic Sri Lanka,... Read more
Introduction: Ethnicity at Work 1. A Diaspora Next Door 2. Being a Tamil the Up-country Way 3. Becoming Sri Lankan 4. Agency, Apathy and Alienation 5. The Coming of the Goddess 6. Stages of Ethnicity 7. Home and Homeland 8. Conclusion: Up-country Tamil Identity Politics
Biography
Daniel Bass teaches Anthropology and International Studies at Fairfield University, USA. His research interests include ethnicity, religion, globalization, migration, labor, and popular culture among Tamils in Sri Lanka, India and the diaspora. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on Up-country Tamils in Sri Lanka.
"Daniel Bass makes a welcome contribution to the scholarship on Sri Lanka with a thorough ethnographic study of an oft-neglected community...All in all, Bass’ solid ethnography will be of interest to scholars of (South Asian) diaspora, as well as to Sri Lanka specialists who wish to strengthen their knowledge on this under-represented community." - Pacific Affairs: Volume 86, No. 4 – December 2013 - University of Zurich, Bart Klem
