Les Minorités Tamoules À Colombo, Kuala Lumpur Et Singapour : Minorités, Intégrations Socio-Spatiales Et Transnationalités Delon Madavan

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Les Minorités Tamoules À Colombo, Kuala Lumpur Et Singapour : Minorités, Intégrations Socio-Spatiales Et Transnationalités Delon Madavan Les minorités tamoules à Colombo, Kuala Lumpur et Singapour : Minorités, intégrations socio-spatiales et transnationalités Delon Madavan To cite this version: Delon Madavan. Les minorités tamoules à Colombo, Kuala Lumpur et Singapour : Minorités, inté- grations socio-spatiales et transnationalités. Géographie. Université Paris IV - Paris Sorbonne, 2013. Français. tel-01651800 HAL Id: tel-01651800 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01651800 Submitted on 29 Nov 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SORBONNE ÉCOLE DOCTORALE de Géographie de Paris Laboratoire de recherche Espaces, nature et culture T H È S E pour obtenir le grade de DOCTEUR DE L’UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SORBONNE Discipline/ Spécialité : Géographie Présentée et soutenue par : Delon MADAVAN le : 26 septembre 2013 Les minorités tamoules à Colombo, Kuala Lumpur et Singapour : Minorités, intégrations socio-spatiales et transnationalités Sous la direction de : Monsieur Olivier SEVIN, Professeur, Université Paris-Sorbonne JURY : Monsieur Christian HUETZ DE LEMPS, Professeur émérite, Université Paris-Sorbonne Monsieur Frédéric LANDY, Professeur, Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense Monsieur Éric MEYER, Professeur émérite, INALCO Monsieur Tai Chee WONG, Professeur, Nanyang Technological University (Singapour) 1 2 REMERCIEMENTS Cette thèse est le fruit d’un peu plus de cinq années de travail, au cours desquelles j’ai bénéficié d’une allocation ministérielle et d’un monitorat CIES, puis d’un poste d’ATER à mi temps à l’université Paris-Sorbonne, qui m’ont permis de travailler dans de très bonnes conditions, et de découvrir l’enseignement avec grand plaisir. Si la thèse est souvent présentée comme un travail solitaire, elle est aussi, et surtout, l’occasion de rencontres et d’échanges professionnels, culturels et amicaux. C’est également l’étape qui permet au doctorant de se découvrir, de se former, et d’acquérir à l’issue de sa thèse une identité propre de chercheur par son expérience de terrain, sa méthodologie et son positionnement. Parmi ces différentes rencontres, je tiens à remercier chaleureusement trois chercheurs, qui depuis ma Maîtrise, n’ont cessé d’éveiller en moi ce goût pour la recherche. Mes remerciements vont à mes deux Directeurs de thèse, Olivier Sevin et Éric Meyer, pour leur suivi exigeant, leur commentaires stimulants et la transmission de leurs savoirs. Je remercie aussi Christian Huetz de Lemps, qui m’avait fait l’honneur d’être mon directeur de Maîtrise, pour m’avoir transmis sa passion pour la recherche empirique. J’associe à ces remerciements Frédéric Landy et Wong Tai Chee, qui m’ont fait l’honneur d’être jury. Je remercie également tous les membres de l’ENEC pour leur soutien matériel, leurs conseils, et pour m’avoir encouragé dans la réalisation de plusieurs projets scientifiques qui me tenaient à cœur. J’ai une pensée particulière pour mes camarades doctorants du laboratoire (Julie, Marie-Jo, Roman, Charlotte, Maité, Judicaelle, Hayuning, Jack, etc.) avec qui j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à discuter « terrains », « notions », « colloques », « articles », et bien sûr de la fin et de l’après de thèse. Parmi les rencontres, je pense également aux membres du groupe informel de recherches pluridisciplinaires sur Sri Lanka et ses diasporas que nous avons formé autour de Monsieur Meyer, avec Gaelle et Nadeera. Un grand merci à vous deux les filles, avec qui j’ai pris un très grand plaisir à travailler et avec qui j’ai beaucoup appris. Je n’oublie pas les membres les plus récents (Giacomo, Anthony, Vilasnee, Mark, Keerthiga, Stine, Mithry, etc.) qui ont enrichi les échanges à l’intérieur du réseau et contribué à son dynamisme. L’échange pluridisciplinaire que l’on a dans ce groupe a fortement nourri mon travail de recherche. Je souhaiterais aussi remercier mes amis des Carnets de géographe. Leur rencontre m’a permis de découvrir d’autres façons de faire de la géographie. Les échanges que nous partageons sont très enrichissants et m’amènent souvent à réfléchir sur ma propre pratique de la géographie. La thèse étant loin d’être la fin du processus de formation du géographe, j’espère bien continuer à me nourrir de vos différentes approches et pratiques pour enrichir mes futures recherches. Tout au long de mon parcours, j’ai eu la chance de rencontrer, des collègues avec qui j’ai pu discuter de mon sujet de thèse. À Sri Lanka, je tiens à remercier Shahul Hasbullah, Malathi De Alwis et Pradeep Jeganathan pour les nombreuses discussions que nous avons pu partager. À Kuala Lumpur, je tiens chaleureusement à remercier Nicolas Weber, Leonard Rajan Jeyam 3 et Danny Wong, pour m’avoir accueilli à l’Université Malaya. Je souhaiterais également remercier Yeoh Seng Guan, Chaya Hurnath, Subramaniam Nagarajan et Denison Jayasooria, pour leur disponibilité et leurs remarques ou questions avisées. À Singapour, je remercie Rajesh Rai et Wong Tai Chee pour avoir pris le temps de parler de mes recherches. Un grand merci également à Jonathan Spencer, Vasoodevan Vuddamalay, Elisabeth Sethupathy, Fida Bizri, Catherine Gueguen, Fabrice Mignot et Sharika Thiranagama pour leurs conseils. Mes différents terrains m’ont aussi permis de rencontrer de nouveaux amis avec qui j’ai pu découvrir la richesse de leur pays : merci, donc, à Seran, Vindya et Yasmine à Colombo ; à Anis, Pearl, Vimal, Ilantamil et Prakash à Kuala Lumpur ; et enfin à Marlene, Elycia, Angelica, Shatrugan et Susantharan à Singapour. J’ai une pensée pour Madame Ducousso qui m’a formé à la cartographie durant mon Master. Merci de votre gentillesse et d’avoir toujours pris le temps de me recevoir pour répondre à mes questions. Je remercie également Madame Bonnaud pour m’avoir également conseillé lorsque j’étais bloqué. Durant toute cette thèse, j’ai également eu l’occasion de me rendre compte que j’étais très bien entouré, et je remercie en ce sens mes amis et ma famille pour leur soutien. Mes pensées vont en en premier lieu, à tous ceux qui ont eu la gentillesse de relire plusieurs passages de mon manuscrit. Merci à Rebecca, Blanche, Sophie, Aliou, Gautier, Charlotte, Lyse, Gaelle, Axelle, Marta, Stella et Sylvia. Je n’oublie pas Momi, Max, Shaki et sa mère, Jess, Alex et Seb, Noomen, Oirda et Malika, Marty, Pris et Fab, Nadia, Pradeepan et Luxmy, Catherine, Yassamine et Julien. Merci à vous tous de m’avoir encouragé durant plusieurs années. je remercie ma famille à Sri Lanka qui m’a hébergé malgrè les risques et avec qui j’ai passé, malgré le contexte politique assez tendu, de très beaux moments. J’embrasse également mes parents et Cynthia pour leur soutien et leurs encouragements. Enfin, last but not least, je souhaite remercier chaleureusement toutes les personnes qui m’ont consacré du temps pour répondre aux questionnaires ou qui m’ont accordé des entretiens. Sans leur collaboration, il est évident que cette thèse n’aurait pu être. 4 SOMMAIRE INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 11 PREMIÈRE PARTIE : L’INTÉGRATION SOCIO-POLITIQUE DES TAMOULS UNE RÉALITÉ SPATIOTEMPORELLE .............................................................................................. 35 CHAPITRE 1 : PORTRAIT DES TAMOULS DE COLOMBO, KUALA LUMPUR ET SINGAPOUR .......................... 39 1. Définir cette communauté .................................................................................................................................... 39 2. Le poids politique des Tamouls à Colombo, Kuala Lumpur et Singapour ....................................... 52 3. L’intégration socio-économique des Tamouls de Colombo, Kuala Lumpur et Singapour ......... 62 4. La perception des Tamouls de leur intégration ........................................................................................... 68 CHAPITRE 2 : L’IMPLANTATION ET L’ÉVOLUTION DE LA PRÉSENCE TAMOULE SOUS L’ÈRE BRITANNIQUE ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 75 1. Les « meilleurs sujets » de l’empire au service des intérêts britanniques ........................................ 76 2. L’implantation des Tamouls et l’évolution de leur répartition jusqu’à l’indépendance ............. 87 3. La difficile intégration des Tamouls ............................................................................................................. 113 CHAPITRE 3 : L’INTÉGRATION ET LA RÉPARTITION DES TAMOULS DEPUIS LES INDÉPENDANCES .......... 123 1. Les États post-coloniaux et la question de la citoyenneté des Tamouls .......................................... 123 2. Les politiques post-coloniales vis-à-vis des minorités et l’intégration des Tamouls. ................ 133 3. La répartition des Tamouls depuis les indépendances .......................................................................... 153 DEUXIÈME PARTIE : INSCRIPTION DE L’IDENTITÉ TAMOULE DANS L’ESPACE .... 177 CHAPITRE 4 : LA TERRITORIALISATION
Recommended publications
  • Cultural Nationalism in a Multi-National Context: the Case of India
    Cultural Nationalism in a Multi-National Context: The Case of India Subrat K. Nanda Nationalism is generally seen as a political principle for establishing sovereign nation-states. In this paper, it is argued that nationalism in a multi-national context is viewed differently at different levels. By analysing several cases of linguistic and provincial movements in India, it tries to demonstrate that in multi-national countries, such as India, nationalism assumes a political connotation at the macro level and a cultural connotation at the regional level. While the political connotation symbolises the establishment of a sovereign nation-state at the macro level, the cultural connotation, by and large, underlines the protection of distinct cultural nation/nationality in a given provincial political space within the common sovereign state. It is popularly believed that nationalism, either as an ideology or as a movement, is necessarily linked with the concept of sovereignty. From this perspective, nationalism as a principle of political self-determination invariably tends to achieve a sovereign nation-state. However, empirical evidence in many culturally plural and/or multi-national countries reveals that the goal of nationalism may vary from different kinds of political autonomy to outright sovereignty/independence. For example, in several multi-national countries it is seen that nationalistic sentiment was and continues to be invoked by people to protect their distinct cultural- linguistic identity within the provisions of provincial political autonomy under a common sovereign state. This variety of nationalism seeking provincial statehood in a multi-national set-up may be referred to as ‘cultural nationalism’. This paper proposes to bring into focus this phenomenon of cultural nationalism in the context of multi-national countries in general and in India in particular.
    [Show full text]
  • Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Book Reviews
    This article was downloaded by: [University College London] On: 29 December 2009 Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 772858957] Publisher Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37- 41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713636289 Book reviews To cite this Article (2003) 'Book reviews', Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 9: 2, 128 — 148 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/13537110412331301445 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537110412331301445 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. 92nep06.qxd 27/10/2003 09:21 Page 128 Book Reviews rank K. Salter (ed.). Risky Transactions: Trust, Kinship and Ethnicity. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2002.
    [Show full text]
  • Rearticulations of Enmity and Belonging in Postwar Sri Lanka
    BUDDHIST NATIONALISM AND CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM: REARTICULATIONS OF ENMITY AND BELONGING IN POSTWAR SRI LANKA by Neena Mahadev A dissertation submitted to Johns Hopkins University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Baltimore, Maryland October, 2013 © 2013 Neena Mahadev All Rights Reserved Abstract: Based on two years of fieldwork in Sri Lanka, this dissertation systematically examines the mutual skepticism that Buddhist nationalists and Christian evangelists express towards one another in the context of disputes over religious conversion. Focusing on the period from the mid-1990s until present, this ethnography elucidates the shifting politics of nationalist perception in Sri Lanka, and illustrates how Sinhala Buddhist populists have increasingly come to view conversion to Christianity as generating anti-national and anti-Buddhist subjects within the Sri Lankan citizenry. The author shows how the shift in the politics of identitarian perception has been contingent upon several critical events over the last decade: First, the death of a Buddhist monk, which Sinhala Buddhist populists have widely attributed to a broader Christian conspiracy to destroy Buddhism. Second, following the 2004 tsunami, massive influxes of humanitarian aid—most of which was secular, but some of which was connected to opportunistic efforts to evangelize—unsettled the lines between the interested religious charity and the disinterested secular giving. Third, the closure of 25 years of a brutal war between the Sri Lankan government forces and the ethnic minority insurgent group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has opened up a slew of humanitarian criticism from the international community, which Sinhala Buddhist populist activists surmise to be a product of Western, Christian, neo-colonial influences.
    [Show full text]
  • Republic at 40
    ! 24 Interview From Federalism to Separatism: The Impact of the 1970-72 Constitution- Making Process on Tamil Nationalism’s Ideological Transformation g D. Sithadthan1 1 Former Member of Parliament; Leader, People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE). This interview was conducted by Luwie Ganeshathasan on 20th July 2012 in Colombo. ! ! From a Tamil perspective, what were the broad political issues of the post-independence period and what were the main political and constitutional challenges that the Tamil people faced? Opinion was divided at that time among the Tamils. Some sections were advocating for a federal state but people like Mr G.G. Ponnambalam were for a unitary state. I think he believed that, at that time since the Tamils were in an advantageous position, that within a unitary state, Tamils could have a major portion of the cake. There was a belief that if the Tamils ask for a federal state they will be confined to the north and east only and will have no share of the power in the central government. The Tamil people’s opposition was on an issue-by-issue basis. For example, there was opposition to the design of the national flag because the Tamil people felt it is a symbol of the Sinhala people only. Later the green and orange stripes were added to signify the Muslim and Tamil people, but to this day the Tamil people are not willing to accept the national flag as ours. Furthermore, in spite of Section 29 of the Soulbury Constitution and the famous Kodeeswaran Case, the Sinhala Only Act was passed.
    [Show full text]
  • Society for Ethnomusicology 58Th Annual Meeting Abstracts
    Society for Ethnomusicology 58th Annual Meeting Abstracts Sounding Against Nuclear Power in Post-Tsunami Japan examine the musical and cultural features that mark their music as both Marie Abe, Boston University distinctively Jewish and distinctively American. I relate this relatively new development in Jewish liturgical music to women’s entry into the cantorate, In April 2011-one month after the devastating M9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and and I argue that the opening of this clergy position and the explosion of new subsequent crises at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan, music for the female voice represent the choice of American Jews to engage an antinuclear demonstration took over the streets of Tokyo. The crowd was fully with their dual civic and religious identity. unprecedented in its size and diversity; its 15 000 participants-a number unseen since 1968-ranged from mothers concerned with radiation risks on Walking to Tsuglagkhang: Exploring the Function of a Tibetan their children's health to environmentalists and unemployed youths. Leading Soundscape in Northern India the protest was the raucous sound of chindon-ya, a Japanese practice of Danielle Adomaitis, independent scholar musical advertisement. Dating back to the late 1800s, chindon-ya are musical troupes that publicize an employer's business by marching through the From the main square in McLeod Ganj (upper Dharamsala, H.P., India), streets. How did this erstwhile commercial practice become a sonic marker of Temple Road leads to one main attraction: Tsuglagkhang, the home the 14th a mass social movement in spring 2011? When the public display of merriment Dalai Lama.
    [Show full text]
  • Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka
    Policy Studies 40 Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka Neil DeVotta East-West Center Washington East-West Center The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen understanding and relations between the United States and the countries of the Asia Pacific. Through its programs of cooperative study, training, seminars, and research, the Center works to promote a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Asia Pacific community in which the United States is a leading and valued partner. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, private foundations, individuals, cor- porations, and a number of Asia Pacific governments. East-West Center Washington Established on September 1, 2001, the primary function of the East- West Center Washington is to further the East-West Center mission and the institutional objective of building a peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community through substantive programming activities focused on the themes of conflict reduction, political change in the direction of open, accountable, and participatory politics, and American under- standing of and engagement in Asia Pacific affairs. Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka Policy Studies 40 ___________ Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka ___________________________ Neil DeVotta Copyright © 2007 by the East-West Center Washington Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka By Neil DeVotta ISBN: 978-1-932728-65-1 (online version) ISSN: 1547-1330 (online version) Online at: www.eastwestcenterwashington.org/publications East-West Center Washington 1819 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C.
    [Show full text]
  • Hindu Religious Practices Exposed in Malaysian Tamil Movies
    Hindu Religious Practices Exposed in Malaysian Tamil Movies K. SillIalee I M. Rajantherarr' Abstract Late 19th and ear1y 20th centuries marks the mass migration of people from India to Malaya to work in estates while minority of them came as merchants and to work incivil service. The majority group started their religious practice by worshiping the demigods. On the other hand, the minority group settled in urban areas and they initiated the proper religious practice by building temples for the main deities such as Lord Siva, Lord Muruga as well as Lord Vishnu. After the independence of Malaya, many of those residing in the estates began to shift to urban areas for improvements in their life. These people began to have realisation on the actual way of religious practice and were attracted to the prayers to the main deities such as Lord Shiva and Lord Muruga. Currently, besides the prayers to the main deities, Malaysian Indians have high level or spiritual awareness such as meditation and Siddha philosophy. Though there is a significant evidence or religious awareness among Malaysian Indians, Tamil movies produced in Malaysia still centres in the olden religious practice and the worship to demigods. As such, this research intends to explore the reason for the production of such themes in local Tamil movies. Besides, the researcher also wants to find out the reality in comparison to the movie projections. This research also would shed light the movie of the local Tamil movie producer in exposing the olden religious practice rather than the reality. Keywords: Hindu Religious, Malaysian Tamil Movies, Malaysian Indians, Beliefs, Great Traditions Mr K S~lllalec is currently a Ph.D research candidate at the Department of Indian Studies, Faculty of Arts and SocIal Science, University of Malaya (Malaysia) who has a keen interest in tile field of Hindu religion and CUlture.
    [Show full text]
  • Ethno-Territorial Conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia
    UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Ethno-territorial conflict and coexistence in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Fereydan Rezvani, B. Publication date 2013 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Rezvani, B. (2013). Ethno-territorial conflict and coexistence in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Fereydan. Vossiuspers UvA. http://nl.aup.nl/books/9789056297336-ethno-territorial- conflict-and-coexistence-in-the-caucasus-central-asia-and-fereydan.html General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:02 Oct 2021 Chapter Six 6 Ethno-Territorial Conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia Eight out of the 129 ethno-territorial encounters are, or were until recently, afflicted by ethno-territorial conflict. All these encounters are located in the (post-)Soviet space: the South Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts in Georgia; the North Ossetian-Ingush conflict over Prigorodny and the Chechen conflicts in Russia; the Armenian-Azeri conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan; the Osh conflict between the Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in Kyrgyzstan; and finally the Tajikistani Civil War, with the participation of Uzbeks and Pamiris in alliance with and against Tajiks.
    [Show full text]
  • Government Response to Self-Determination Movements: a Case Study Comparison in India
    GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SELF-DETERMINATION MOVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY COMPARISON IN INDIA By Pritha Hariharan Submitted to the graduate degree program in MA Global and International Studies and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. ________________________________ Chairperson: John James Kennedy ________________________________ Committee Member: MichaelWuthrich ________________________________ Committee Member: Eric Hanley Date Defended: November 18th 2014 The Thesis Committee for Pritha Hariharan certifies that this is the approved version of the following thesis: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SELF-DETERMINATION MOVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY COMPARISON IN INDIA ________________________________ Chairperson: John James Kennedy Date approved: November 18th 2014 ii Abstract The Indian government’s response to multiple separatist and self-determination movements the nation has encountered in its sixty-six year history has ranged from violent repression to complete or partial accommodation of demands. My research question asks whether the central government of India’s response to self-determination demands varies based on the type of demand or type of group. The importance of this topic stems from the geopolitical significance of India as an economic giant; as the largest and fastest growing economy in the subcontinent, the stability of India as a federal republic is crucial to the overall strength of the region. While the dispute between India and Pakistan in the state of Kashmir gets international attention, other movements that are associated with multiple fatalities and human rights abuses are largely ignored. I conduct a comparative case study analysis comparing one movement each in the states of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Assam, Kashmir, and Mizoram; each with a diverse set of demands and where agitation has lasted more than five years.
    [Show full text]
  • 12 Manogaran.Pdf
    Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka National Capilal District Boundarl3S * Province Boundaries Q 10 20 30 010;1)304050 Sri Lanka • Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka CHELVADURAIMANOGARAN MW~1 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS • HONOLULU - © 1987 University ofHawaii Press All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication-Data Manogaran, Chelvadurai, 1935- Ethnic conflict and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Sri Lanka-Politics and government. 2. Sri Lanka -Ethnic relations. 3. Tamils-Sri Lanka-Politics and government. I. Title. DS489.8.M36 1987 954.9'303 87-16247 ISBN 0-8248-1116-X • The prosperity ofa nation does not descend from the sky. Nor does it emerge from its own accord from the earth. It depends upon the conduct ofthe people that constitute the nation. We must recognize that the country does not mean just the lifeless soil around us. The country consists ofa conglomeration ofpeople and it is what they make ofit. To rectify the world and put it on proper path, we have to first rec­ tify ourselves and our conduct.... At the present time, when we see all over the country confusion, fear and anxiety, each one in every home must con­ ., tribute his share ofcool, calm love to suppress the anger and fury. No governmental authority can sup­ press it as effectively and as quickly as you can by love and brotherliness. SATHYA SAl BABA - • Contents List ofTables IX List ofFigures Xl Preface X111 Introduction 1 CHAPTER I Sinhalese-Tamil
    [Show full text]
  • Resisting Development: Land and Labour in Israeli, Palestinian and Sri Lankan Literature Nicola Anne Robinson Phd University Of
    Resisting Development: Land and Labour in Israeli, Palestinian and Sri Lankan Literature ! Nicola Anne Robinson ! ! PhD ! University of York ! English ! September 2014 ! ! ABSTRACT ! This thesis examines literary representations which depict the evolution of capitalist development in narratives by Israeli, Palestinian and Sri Lankan writers. This comparative study is the first of its kind to bring the contexts of Israel/Palestine and Sri Lanka together. Collectively, my chapters analyse a range of literary texts by writers including Yosef Brenner, Sahar Khalifeh, Punyakante Wijenaike and Ambalavaner Sivanandan which explore the separatist ethnonational conflicts. I focus on narratives which critique the dominant discourse of development in their societies, through the formal and literary strategies that the writers utilise such as utopia, realism and melodrama. I argue that the texts I consider draw attention to the impact of uneven development on the content and form of literature in order to resist the current dispensation. This resistance is invaluable when one considers that development continues to be a contentious and divisive issue in Israel/Palestine, Sri Lanka and beyond today, yet one that has clear implications for sustainable peace. As a result, my research highlights that literature can play an invaluable role in anticipating, if not imagining, alternatives to the current world order. ! ! ! ! ! ! !2 Table of Contents ! ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................2
    [Show full text]
  • MCG Library Book List Excel 26 04 19 with Worksheets Copy
    How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word Book Book Year Class Author / Publisher Title Description number letter printed Generalities/General encyclopedic work 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 01- Environment 1998 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 02 - Plants 1998 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 03 - Animals 1998 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 04 - Early History 1998 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 05 - Architecture 1998 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 06 - The Seas 2001 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 07 - Early Modern History (1800-1940) 2001 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 08 - Performing Arts 2004 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 09 - Languages and Literature 2004 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 10- Religions and Beliefs 2005 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 11-Government and Politics (1940-2006) 2006 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 12- Peoples & Traditions 2007 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 13- Economy 2007 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 14- Crafts and the visual arts 2007 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 15- Sports and Recreation 2008 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 16- The rulers of Malaysia 2011 Documentary-, educational-, In this book Marina draws attention to the many dangers news media, journalism, faced by Malaysia, to concerns to fellow citizens, social publishing 070 MAR Marina Mahathir Dancing on Thin Ice 2015 and political affairs. Double copies. Compilations of he author's thought, reflecting on the 070 RUS Rusdi Mustapha Malaysian Graffiti 2012 World, its people and events. Principles of Tibetan Buddhism applied to everyday Philosopy & psychology 100 LAM HH Dalai Lama The Art of Happiness 1999 problems As Nisbett shows in his book people think about and see the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies and educational systems that date back to ancient 100 NIS Nisbett, Richard The Geography of thought 2003 Greece and China.
    [Show full text]