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OverviewThis is the story of the man who defined the armed struggle for an independent Eelam for over three decades and who lived by the gun and died by the gun-Velupillai Prabhakaran. A home-grown guerilla who built the LTTE into a ruthless war machine and controlled its world-wide network from his hideout and ruled territories under his control with an iron fist; who defied the world and eliminated whoever came in his way, including former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; who had fighters ready to kill and die in thousands for him … yet he failed, leaving the future of Sri Lankan Tamils a big question mark. The book is a first-person account by the author based on his innumerable visits to Sri Lanka during its turbulent years. He looks at the Prabhakaran era, a critical phase in the country′s history, objectively, without being judgemental. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S MurariPublisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Imprint: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9788132107019ISBN 10: 8132107012 Pages: 392 Publication Date: December 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword V Suryanarayan Preface THE ACCORD THAT FAILED When Colombo Was in Flames Uneasy Peace in Jaffna The Deep Ethnic Divide Sympathy for Tamils, Not for Their Cause Delhi Cracks the Whip on Prabhakaran Battle for Jaffna and Operation Food Drop India's Vietnam IPKF's Strategy Jaffna under IPKF Rule Progress to North-east Provincial Council Enters Premadasa ... and IPKF Is Caught in a Bind IPKF Gets Quit Notice Jaffna-A Town in Transition Murder, Most Foul Thondaman Averts a Crisis Uneasy Peace in North, Reign of Terror in South End of a Misadventure EELAM WAR II Thirteen-month Honeymoon Ends The VIP Treatment Pathmanabha Murder Dismissal of Karunanidhi Government The Turning Point The Impeachment Drama India Hits Back, Gets Isolated Assassination of Premadasa Wijetunga's Uninspiring Tenure CHANDRIKA ERA Short-lived Hope of Peace From PM to President Short-lived Truce The Battle for Jaffna The Bloody Aftermath in Colombo The Peace Package Diluted The Mullaitivu Attack Unceasing Battles Chandrika Gets a Fresh Lease of Life The Siege of Jaffna Devolution Package Falls Through Short-lived PA Government THE LONG AND UNEASY TRUCE United National Party Wins on Peace Plank Prabhakaran in the Dock Prabhakaran Puts a Cat among Pigeons Peace Talks Begin Ups and Downs in Talks LTTE Opts Out, but Ranil Does Not Give Up A Missed Opportunity Chandrika Steps In, Norway Steps Out Karuna Splits LTTE Yet Another Split Verdict When Tsunami United Lanka Post-tsunami Unity Crumbles THE LAST PHASE Mahinda Wins, with a Little Help from the LTTE Undeclared War Operation Watershed Accord Eludes Geneva II Mahinda Strengthens His Hands Goodbye Bala! LTTE Takes to Wings Tit-for-tat Air Raids Echo in Tamil Nadu Lanka Ends Truce Tentative Moves for Solution LTTE Offers Truce, Colombo Spurns It Prabhakaran's Last Hurrah LTTE Citadels Fall The Final Battle The Bitter End Epilogue IndexReviews[The book] offers an easy narration of the complex history of the rise and fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, through the multiple axles of politics and violence in Sri Lanka, India and the Sri Lankan Territories occupied by the Tamil Tigers. The Chronological account of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is the core of the book. The unfolding of events is presented with comprehensive details so that even a novice in the subject can become quite well versed in the same. -- The Financial Express, 12 August 2012 The chronological coverage of melange of conspiracies and assassinations, politics and perfidy, and the tragedy of mindless violence enables the reader to understand the complexities of war and its root causes. Written in journalistic style, factual account has all the ingredients of a fictional one...the book is full of interesting first-hand-anecdotes and vignettes of backroom political machinations that went on in Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere...the book also covers critical developments in Sri Lanka to broaden the understanding of the issue. The author's observation on events as they unfolded before him make the book useful for students of contemporary history...the book, besides outlining the history of Lanka's Tamil problem, provided a few lessons on how to handle insurgencies and their aftermath. A good buy. -- The Pioneer, 15 July 2012 The chronological coverage of melange of conspiracies and assassinations, politics and perfidy, and the tragedy of mindless violence enables the reader to understand the complexities of war and its root causes. Written in journalistic style, factual account has all the ingredients of a fictional one...the book is full of interesting first-hand-anecdotes and vignettes of backroom political machinations that went on in Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere...the book also covers critical developments in Sri Lanka to broaden the understanding of the issue. The author's observation on events as they unfolded before him make the book useful for students of contemporary history...the book, besides outlining the history of Lanka's Tamil problem, provided a few lessons on how to handle insurgencies and their aftermath. A good buy. -- The Pioneer, 15 July 2012 [The book] offers an easy narration of the complex history of the rise and fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, through the multiple axles of politics and violence in Sri Lanka, India and the Sri Lankan Territories occupied by the Tamil Tigers. The Chronological account of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is the core of the book. The unfolding of events is presented with comprehensive details so that even a novice in the subject can become quite well versed in the same. -- The Financial Express, 12 August 2012 The chronological coverage of melange of conspiracies and assassinations, politics and perfidy, and the tragedy of mindless violence enables the reader to understand the complexities of war and its root causes. Written in journalistic style, factual account has all the ingredients of a fictional one...the book is full of interesting first-hand-anecdotes and vignettes of backroom political machinations that went on in Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere...the book also covers critical developments in Sri Lanka to broaden the understanding of the issue. The author's observation on events as they unfolded before him make the book useful for students of contemporary history...the book, besides outlining the history of Lanka's Tamil problem, provided a few lessons on how to handle insurgencies and their aftermath. A good buy. -- The Pioneer, 15 July 2012 [The book] offers an easy narration of the complex history of the rise and fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, through the multiple axles of politics and violence in Sri Lanka, India and the Sri Lankan Territories occupied by the Tamil Tigers. The Chronological account of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is the core of the book. The unfolding of events is presented with comprehensive details so that even a novice in the subject can become quite well versed in the same. -- The Financial Express, 12 August 2012 Author InformationS. Murari started his career with The Indian Express and, after a 17-year stint in the paper, served as the deputy news editor in the Chennai and Bangalore editions. He joined the Deccan Herald in 1984 as special correspondent in Chennai covering Tamil Nadu. Over the next two decades, he made innumerable visits to Sri Lanka and interacted with both Sinhalese and Tamil leaders. He covered the ethnic conflict, the first round of peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government, in Thailand, and covered all the elections from 1987 to 2010, including the last presidential election. During his stint at the Deccan Herald, he also covered several international events, including two SAARC summits, the Mumbai blasts of 1983 and has also visited Kashmir in 1994 at the height of the militancy to interview JKLF leader Yasin Malik. He retired in 2009 as the associate editor of Deccan Herald. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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