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Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism: Its Origins and Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism Its Origins and Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Author: A. Jeyaratnam Wilson
Through a succession of key stages since Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) became independent in 1948, its Tamil minority, historically concentrated in the north and east but with an important segment in Colombo, became alienated from the Sinhalese majority and, after peaceful opposition failed to secure its rights, resorted to an armed struggle. The...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780774807609
ISBN-10: 0774807601
Pages: 196
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Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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