Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka - Counter-History As War After the Tamil Tigers

This book examines Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka, how Tamil nationalism has survived the destruction of the Tamil Tigers after May 2009 and will be of interest to Politics and International Relations, ethnic nationalism, post-armed conflict peacebuilding/conflict resolution, the politics in Sri Lanka, diaspora politics and Foucault.

List of contents

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

About the author

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).

Summary

This book examines Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka, how Tamil nationalism has survived the destruction of the Tamil Tigers after May 2009 and will be of interest to Politics and International Relations, ethnic nationalism, post-armed conflict peacebuilding/conflict resolution, the politics in Sri Lanka, diaspora politics and Foucault.

Product details

• Authors: A.R. Rajah, A.r. (Brunel University Rajah, Ayshwarya Rajith Rajah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032294568
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229456-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Sri Lanka, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General