1st Edition
Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka Counter-history as War after the Tamil Tigers
By A.R. Rajah
Copyright 2023
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka and provides insights on how Tamil nationalism has survived the destruction of the Tamil Tigers after May 2009 and continues to thrive, despite the absence of a charismatic leadership to lead it or a centralised organisation to mobilise the Tamils along ethnic nationalistic lines.
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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Foucault and Counter-History
2 Consolidating Tamil Nationalism
3 Politics of Immortalisation
4 Politics of Memorialisation
5 (Re)conceptualising Global Politics
6 The ‘New’ Diplomatic Struggle
Conclusion
Index
Biography
A.R. Sriskanda Rajah has a PhD in International Relations and has taught at Brunel and City, University of London, UK. He was also a member of International Panel on Exiting Violence at Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, France, with a special focus on peace-building and independence movements. His previous publications include Government and Politics in Sri Lanka (Routledge 2017).
