A Tamil Asylum Diaspora: Sri Lankan Migration, Settlement and Politics in Switzerland
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During twelve years of ethno-nationalist secessionist violence in the north and east of Sri Lanka, insurrection in the south, and island-wide state repression, many Tamils were forced to seek political asylum overseas. At least 200,000 Tamils, primarily from the Jaffna Peninsula, have escaped to Europe of whom ca. 25,000 (the largest group relative to the population) have settled in Switzerland, the focus of this study. The author examines the conditions...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1571819177
ISBN13:9781571819178
Release Date:August 1996
Publisher:Berghahn Books
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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