Description
Book SynopsisRemarkable account of the life and impact of the activist, journalist and Tamil freedom-fighter
Trade Review'Very interesting and original. The concerns he raises have been central to American anthropology for twenty years' -- Thomas Eriksen, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
This book has been long-awaited by many scholars, and others concerned about the conflict in Sri Lanka. It could become a new exemplar of how anthropology should be done. -- Margaret Trawick, Professor of Social Anthropology, Massey University, New Zealand
Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration, Translation, Names and Neutrality
Three Prologues
1. Introduction: Why an Intellectual biography of Sivaram Dharmeratnam?
2. Learning Politics from Sivaram
3. The Family Elephant
4. Ananthan and the Readers Circle
5. From SR to Taraki - a 'serious unserious' journey
6. From Taraki to TamilNet: Sivaram as journalist, military analyst and Internet pioneer
7. States, Nations and Nationalism
8. Return to Batticaloa
Bibliography
Index
