Valli Kanapathipillai

Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka (eBook, PDF)

The Case of the Tamil Estate Workers

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Produktbeschreibung

'Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka' analyses the context of the agreement between the Sri Lankan and Indian government that led to the loss of citizenship of Indian Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781843318071
• Artikelnr.: 44472838

Autorenporträt

Valli Kanapathipillai completed her doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in 2005. Previously she worked as consultant and researcher at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo. She has also worked as a consultant for several NGOs on projects connected to the Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka. Her publications include 'Victims of July '83' in 'Mirrors of Violence', edited by Professor Veena Das (Delhi, 1990).

Inhaltsangabe

Map of Sri Lanka
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Currency equivalents
Preface
Chapter 1: Raising Questions
Chapter 2: Colonialism: The Burden of History
Chapter 3: 1948: Disenfranchisement
Chapter 4: 1954: The Agreement that Failed
Chapter 5: 1964: The Agreement that “Succeeded”
  Chapter 6: 1967: The Start of the Implementation
Chapter 7: 1970-1977: “Sirima Times” – Pressure to Leave
Chapter 8: 1988: The End  of a Saga
Chapter 9: Retrospection
Bibliography
Appendix
Glossary
Index