Secessionist movements in comparative perspective

Author(s)

• Premdas, Ralph R.
• Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A.
• Anderson, Alan B.
• International Centre for Ethnic Studies

Bibliographic Information

Secessionist movements in comparative perspective

edited by Ralph R. Premdas, S.W.R. de A. Samarasinghe and Alan B. Anderson

（ICES ethnic studies series）

Pinter [for] International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka in association with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 1990

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Committed against an existing state, secession - often centred on a minority ethnic identity - can result in a new national unit or a self-governing area within the larger state. This book examines the variety and growing incidence of secessionist movements around the world. Illustrated with many case studies, the book should be of interest to diplomats and academics concerned with politics and international relations.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Theoretical issues: Secessionist movement - comparative perspectives, Ralph R.Premdas. Part 2 Separation in Sri Lanka: the "traditional homelands" of the Tamils, K.M. de Silva
• the composition, ideology and international dimension of the Tamil Secessionist Movement in Sri Lanka - an overview, D.B.S.Jeyaraj
• Sri Lanka's Tamil Secessionist Movement - an overview of issues, implications and options, S.W.R. de A. Samarasinghe. Part 3 Other parts of Asia: the Moro secessionist movement in the the Philippines, Samuel K.Tan
• Bangladesh - the first successful secessionist movement in the Third World, Harun-Or-Rashid
• the Karen rebellion in Burma, Ronald D.Renard
• Hmong aspirations for a separate state in Laos - the effects of the Indo China-war, George M.Scott Jr. Part 4 Africa, Middle East and Pacific Islands : the southern Sudan - background to secession, Nandini Raghavan
• decentralisation, development and secession - the case of Papua New Guinea, Ralphe R.Premdas
• the national liberation movement of the Kurds in the Middle East, Laura Donnadieu Aquado. Part 5 Europe and Canada: ethno-nationalism and regional autonomy in Canda and Western Europe, A.B.Anderson
• secession and independence for Quebec - how legitimate?, Pierre Corbell and Andre Montambault
• the Canadian west - a case of regional separatism, Don Ray and Ralphe R.Premdas.

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Details

• NCID: BA11612432
• ISBN:
  • 0861878639
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 225 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 320.54
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Secessionist movements
  • LCSH : Nationalism -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Secession -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : World politics -- 1985-1955
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA11612534