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The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lankan Diaspora

The volume is a joint publication between the Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS, and Editions Didier Millet.

Author: Peter Reeves

Publisher: Editions Didier Millet

ISBN: 9789814260831

Category: History

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Well over a million people of Sri Lankan origin live outside South Asia. The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lanka Diaspora is the first comprehensive study of the lives, culture, beliefs and attitudes of immigrants and refugees from this island. The volume is a joint publication between the Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS, and Editions Didier Millet. It focuses on the relationship between culture and economy in the Sri Lanka diaspora in the context of globalisation, increased transnational culture flows and new communication technologies. In addition to the geographic mapping of the Sri Lanka diaspora in the various continents, thematic chapters include topics on “long distance nationalism”, citizenship, Sinhala, Tamil and Burgher disapora identities, religion and the spread of Buddhism, as well as the Sri Lankan cultural impact on other nations.
2014-03-07 By Peter Reeves
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The Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora

Mishra , Vijay , “ The Diasporic Imaginary and the Indian Diaspora ' , occasional
lecture , Asian Studies Institute , Victoria ... Swinstead , Gene and Haddon ,
George , Singapore SOUTH ASIA Sri Lanka SOUTHEAST ASIA Malaysia Jain , R
. K .

Author: Brij V. Lal

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015067656473

Category: Reference

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The Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora is the first comprehensive survey of Indian communities around the world. Over 30 contextual features show the initiatives taken by these communities and the contributions they have made both internationally and to their host societies, in areas as diverse as literature, cuisine, popular culture, sports and political life. The greater part of the book consists of 44 country/region profiles covering all parts of the world. Written by over 60 scholars from across the globe, most of whom are from the diaspora, the encyclopedia provides insights into the experiences of a people about whom much is often assumed but little is actually known. The recent expansion of the Indian diaspora, now some 20-million strong and growing, is a social transformation of global significance. Many members of the diaspora have reached the highest levels of global commerce and trade, international public service and diplomacy, the professionals and academia. In addition, the creative literature from and about the diaspora holds a distinctive and distinguished place in the world's literary imagination.
2006 By Brij V. Lal
History

The Asian American Encyclopedia

After the early 1980's , Germany was , because of its liberal asylum laws ,
particularly attractive to Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing their country's violent Tamil ...
The economics and sociology , as well as the politics , of the diasporas are
discussed .

Author: Franklin Ng

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing

ISBN: 1854356771

Category: History

Page: 1818

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Explores the experience of Asian immigrants and the communities which they and their descendants have created in the United States, and offers information about the history, language and culture of Asian Americans' diverse countries of origin.
1995 By Franklin Ng
Social Science

Encyclopedia of Diasporas

Volume I: Overviews and Topics; Volume II: Diaspora Communities Melvin Ember
, Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard. Throughout the ... The Sri Lankan Diaspora
Since the early 1980s, Sri Lanka's civil war has led to the flight of several
hundred ...

Author: Melvin Ember

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9780306483219

Category: Social Science

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Immigration is a topic that is as important among anthropologists as it is the general public. Almost every culture has experienced adaptation and assimilation when immigrating to a new country and culture; usually leaving for what is perceived as a "better life". Not only does this diaspora change the country of adoption, but also the country of origin. Many large nations in the world have absorbed, and continue to absorb, large numbers of immigrants. The foreseeable future will see a continuation of large-scale immigration, as many countries experience civil war and secessionist pressures. Currently, there is no reference work that describes the impact upon the immigrants and the immigrant societies relevant to the world's cultures and provides an overview of important topics in the world's diasporas. The encyclopedia consists of two volumes covering three main sections: Diaspora Overviews covers over 20 ethnic groups that have experienced voluntary or forced immigration. These essays discuss the history behind the social, economic, and political reasons for leaving the original countries, and the cultures in the new places; Topics discusses the impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures, including the arts they bring, the struggles they face, and some of the cities that are in the forefront of receiving immigrant cultures; Diaspora Communities include over 60 portraits of specific diaspora communities. Each portrait follows a standard outline to facilitate comparisons. The Encyclopedia of Diasporas can be used both to gain a general understanding of immigration and immigrants, and to find out about particular cultures, topics and communities. It will prove of great value to researchers and students, curriculum developers, teachers, and government officials. It brings together the disciplines of anthropology, social studies, political studies, international studies, and immigrant and immigration studies.
2004-11-30 By Melvin Ember
Subject headings, Library of Congress

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Diaspora USE Tamil diaspora - Kings and rulers -Marriage customs and rites (
May Subd Geog ) UF Marriage customs and rites , Tamil ( Former ... poetry , Tamil
Tamil diaspora ( Not Subd Geog ) Here are entered works on the dispersion of
Tamils beyond India or Sri Lanka . ... Tamil Tamil encyclopedias and dictionaries
USE Encyclopedias and dictionaries , Tamil Tamil epic literature USE Epic
literature ...

Author: Library of Congress

Publisher:

ISBN: OSU:32435081357840

Category: Subject headings, Library of Congress

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2010 By Library of Congress
Ethnology

Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania M to Z

intermarried with MAGAR , GURUNG , or NEWAR Sri Lanka is a small tropical
island southeast people . ... by mi The Tamil - speaking regions of Sri Lanka
incorgrating Hindus prior to and during the 18th porate the entire north coast of
the island and century . ... Tamil sources of the ninth century , states that TAMILS
location : Southern India ; Sri Lanka ; and a diaspora in Malaysia , Fiji , and the
United ...

Author: Barbara A. West

Publisher:

ISBN: UCSC:32106019990651

Category: Ethnology

Page: 1002

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Presents an alphabetical listing of information on the peoples of Asia and Oceania including origins, prehistory, history, culture, languages, and relationships to other cultures.
2009 By Barbara A. West
Conflict management

New Routes

... of Sri Lanka , Umbau und Abrüstung der Bundeswehr Brain Drain : Afghan -
American Diaspora in : Calliess , Jörg ( ed . ) ... unpublished forthcoming : Tamil
Diaspora Politics , in : research report for the Berghof Encyclopedia of Diasporas
 ...

Author:

Publisher:

ISBN: IND:30000107421988

Category: Conflict management

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A journal of peace research and action.
2005 By
Social Science

Transnational South Asians

Sriskandarajah , Dhananjayan , ' The Migration - Development Nexus : Sri Lanka
Case Study ' , International Migration , 40 ( 5 ) , 2002 , pp . 283 – 307 . - Tamil
Diaspora Nationalism ' , in Encyclopedia of Diasporas , New Haven : Yale /
Kluwer ...

Author: Susan Koshy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: UOM:39015082663371

Category: Social Science

Page: 378

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"A milestone in diaspora studies, this collection will be useful for students of sociology, anthropology, history, politics, globalization, migration, transnationalism, and postcolonial studies." --Book Jacket.
2008 By Susan Koshy
Social Science

Continuing Perspectives on the Black Diaspora

The Tamil , Sri Lankan sources include the Mahaniddesa , the Milindapanha ,
and the Jatakamala , with pictures of ships ... The Complete Description of the
World and Its Peoples , a unique “ economic - geographical encyclopedia ” of the
late ...

Author: Aubrey W. Bonnett

Publisher: University Press of Amer

ISBN: STANFORD:36105124158648

Category: Social Science

Page: 263

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This volume investigates the often-overlooked African presence in Asia, determining how many of these diasporic populations fared in the context of political independence, globalization / economic marginalization, and the presence of ethnic conflict and institutional racism, even with positive class formations and declining significance of race in other geographical areas.
2009 By Aubrey W. Bonnett
Asia

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia

There are also significant wealth distinctions based on caste and gender , and a
sizeable and wealthy Indian diaspora . There is political diversity as well , with
India and Sri Lanka being democracies , Bangladesh shifting back and forth ...

Author: David Levinson

Publisher:

ISBN: 0684312476

Category: Asia

Page: 501

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Volume six of a six-volume set in which alphabetically arranged entries provide information on every aspect of modern Asia, including its culture, people, economy, government, arts, geography, architecture, religion, and history.
2002 By David Levinson
Religion

Encyclopedia of Women Islamic Cultures Supplement index

Author: Jacqueline Siapno

Publisher: Encyclopedia of Women & Islami

ISBN: 9004132465

Category: Religion

Page: 409

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Focuses on women and the civilizations and societies in which Islam has played a historic role. Surveys all facets of life (society, economy, politics, religion, the arts, popular culture, sports, health, science, medicine, environment, and so forth) of women in these societies.
2003 By Jacqueline Siapno
Electronic books

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices Countries M Z

Author: Thomas Riggs

Publisher: Gale Cengage

ISBN: 0787666149

Category: Electronic books

Page: 3

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In 1,800 pages across 3 volumes, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices provides information on current religious practices around the world with an emphasis on how religions impact the daily lives of their followers.
2006 By Thomas Riggs
Developing countries

Encyclopedia of the Third World

that remained , described as Overseas Indians , constitute one of the largest
diasporas in the world : 1.1 million in Sri Lanka , 900,000 in Malaysia , 500,000 in
South Africa , 500,000 in Mauritius , 300,000 in Guyana and 250,000 in Kenya .

Author: George Thomas Kurian

Publisher:

ISBN: 0871963493

Category: Developing countries

Page: 2125

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1982 By George Thomas Kurian
Ethnic groups

Encyclopedia of the World s Minorities

... Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Civil
War , United States Colonialism Creole ( mixed - origin minorities ) Critical Race
Theory Diaspora Diaspora : African Diaspora : Chinese Diaspora : Indian Taiwan
 ...

Author: Carl Skutsch

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015063278967

Category: Ethnic groups

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This study of minorities involves the difficult issues of rights, justice, equality, dignity, identity, autonomy, political liberties, and cultural freedoms. The A-Z Encyclopedia presents the facts, arguments, and areas of contention in over 560 entries in a clear, objective manner. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities website.
2005 By Carl Skutsch
Civilization, Modern

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World

Its funding comes principally from the Tamil diaspora , which perceives this
movement as the only option left to ethnic ( and ... In early 2007 the LTTE used a
small aircraft to bomb a military base near the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo ,
having ...

Author: Peter N. Stearns

Publisher:

ISBN: UCSC:32106019293064

Category: Civilization, Modern

Page: 586

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2008 By Peter N. Stearns
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Sindhi Diaspora . Manila : Ateneo de Manila University Press , 2002 . -by D. O.
Lodrick ' INTRODUCTION The Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group of Sri
Lanka , an island situated off the southern tip of the Indian peninsula . Sinhalese
are ...

Author: Timothy L. Gall

Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1414448929

Category: Reference

Page: 608

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Provides information on more than five hundred cultures of the world, covering twenty different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language, and religion.
2009 By Timothy L. Gall
Military history, Modern

Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II Palestine Zimbabwe

By mid - 1996 , the Sri Lankan army had declared itself in total control of the
peninsula . ... Meanwhile , Tamils in the diaspora continue to fund the movement
to the tune of an estimated $ 1 million per month , allowing the LTTE to buy all of
the ...

Author:

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:49015003457653

Category: Military history, Modern

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Discusses the roots of war, various alliances and summit meetings meant to forestall conflict, and the background and events connected with numerous specific conflicts in the second half of the twentieth century.
1999 By
Social Science

Pakistani Diasporas

Gamburd , M . R . The Kitchen Spoon ' s Handle : Transnationalism and Sri Lanka
' s Migrant Housemaids . Ithaca : Cornell University Press , 2000 . Garbin , D .
Bangladeshi Diaspora in the UK : Some Observations on Socio - Cultural
Dynamics , Religious Trends and ... Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic
Groups .

Author: Virinder S. Kalra

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: UOM:39015080872982

Category: Social Science

Page: 379

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"When compared to studies of the Indian diaspora, or even in the wider framework of diaspora studies, there is relatively meagre research about the Pakistani diaspora. This collection is the first to bring together the extant literature and provide both a historical and contemporary set of accounts. It is primarily about the processes associated with migration and settlement as seen from the receiving end. The book consists of sixteen chapters covering a wide range of subjects and geographical areas. The aim of the collection is to provide a broad overview as well as theoretical depth and is therefore divided into four sections, with a specific focus on: labour, culture, gender and identity. The span of country case studies includes, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK and USA. Leading authors as well as newer researchers are present in the collection which enhances the comprehensive nature of the book." --Book Jacket.
2009 By Virinder S. Kalra
Religion

Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion

Eventually the order disappeared completely from India , Sri Lanka , Nepal , and
Burma . It has continued to thrive in China and the Chinese diaspora to the
present day , as well as in Korea , Japan , and Vietnam ( Barnes , 1996 ) .
Ordination ...

Author: Serinity Young

Publisher: Macmillan Library Reference

ISBN: UOM:39076001912794

Category: Religion

Page: 1152

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"In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a "celebration" of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspective, contributions were sought from non-Western as well as Western scholars for the 600 signed articles. Entries encompass individual religions and their variations, biographies, movements, issues, and the relationship of religion to the study of art, literature, and science. While broadest coverage is given to the major religions of the world, information is also provided on Sikhism, African religions, Santeria, and Native American religions and many others. An added feature is the synoptic outline, which provides conceptual themes to the reader. This valuable resource is accessible to the high school and college student, to the researcher and the general reader"."In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a "celebration" of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspective, contributions were sought from non-Western as well as Western scholars for the 600 signed articles. Entries encompass individual religions and their variations, biographies, movements, issues, and the relationship of religion to the study of art, literature, and science. While broadest coverage is given to the major religions of the world, information is also provided on Sikhism, African religions, Santeria, and Native American religions and many others. An added feature is the synoptic outline, which provides conceptual themes to the reader. This valuable resource is accessible to the high school and college student, to the researcher and the general reader".--"Outstanding Reference Sources :the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
1999 By Serinity Young
Language and languages

The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

... and define a recognized field of scholarship , and they are represented by one
or more specialist articles in this encyclopedia . ... Sri Lanka , and the Maldives ,
the Gypsies of Europe , Armenia , and Syria , and a scattered emigrant diaspora ...

Author: R. E. Asher

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015033139265

Category: Language and languages

Page: 5644

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1994 By R. E. Asher

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