Performing Sovereign Aspirations: Tamil Insurgency and Postwar Transition in Sri Lanka

Performing Sovereign Aspirations: Tamil Insurgency and Postwar Transition in Sri Lanka

To-be-or-not-to-be dilemmas abound in the study of separatist insurgencies. Such movements create state-like institutions, which are simultaneously real and unreal. This book offers a performative perspective to confront these interpretative dilemmas. It offers an unprecedented rendition of Sri Lank...

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1. Verfasser: Klem, Bart
Format: Buch
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Insurgence and Social Movements
International Relations
Nationalism
Peace-building
Political Science
South Asian studies
Tamil (Indic people)
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Zusammenfassung:To-be-or-not-to-be dilemmas abound in the study of separatist insurgencies. Such movements create state-like institutions, which are simultaneously real and unreal. This book offers a performative perspective to confront these interpretative dilemmas. It offers an unprecedented rendition of Sri Lanka's Tamil nationalist movement. Open Access.
DOI:10.1017/9781009442459