MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014042983
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020 $a9780820348124 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780820348131 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aJV8752.7$b.A43 2015
082 00 $a305.894/811071$223
100 0 $aAmarnath Amarasingam.
245 10 $aPain, pride, and politics :$bsocial movement activism and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Canada /$cAmarnath Amarasingam.
250 $a1st Edition.
264 1 $aAthens, GA :$bUniversity of Georgia Press,$c[2015]
300 $axii, 229 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aGeographies of justice and social transformation
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- Civil war in Sri Lanka and the birth of the Tamil diaspora -- The rise and fall of tamil militancy in Sri Lanka -- Tamil migration to Canada : the turbulent 1980s and the birth of a community -- The Tamil diaspora as a social movement -- Taking to the streets : diaspora mobilization, frame wars, and the 2009 protests -- New leadership, new organizations, and new hurdles -- Tamil youth and postwar movement identity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
651 0 $aCanada$xEmigration and immigration$zSri Lanka.
651 0 $aSri Lanka$xEmigration and immigration$zCanada.
650 0 $aSri Lanka$xHistory$yCivil War, 1983-2009.
650 0 $aTamils$zCanada.
650 0 $aSocial movements$zSri Lanka.
650 0 $aGroup identity$zSri Lanka.