Marrying for a Future : Transnational Sri Lankan Tamil Marriages in the Shadow of War Paperback / softback
by Sidharthan Maunaguru
Part of the Global South Asia series
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The civil war between the Sri Lankan state and Tamil militants, which ended in 2009, lasted more than three decades and led to mass migration, mainly to India, Canada, England, and continental Europe.
In Marrying for a Future, Sidharthan Maunaguru argues that the social institution of marriage has emerged as a critical means of building alliances between dispersed segments of Tamil communities, allowing scattered groups to reunite across national borders.
Maunaguru explores how these fragmented communities were rekindled by connections fostered by key participants in and elements of the marriage process, such as wedding photographers, marriage brokers, legal documents, and transit places. Marrying for a Future contributes to transnational and diaspora marriage studies by looking at the temporary spaces through which migrants and refugees travel in addition to their home and host countries.
It provides a new conceptual framework for studies on kinship and marriage and addresses a community that has been separated across borders as a result of war.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:202 pages, 7 b&w illus.
- Publisher:University of Washington Press
- Publication Date:27/03/2019
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- ISBN:9780295745411
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:202 pages, 7 b&w illus.
- Publisher:University of Washington Press
- Publication Date:27/03/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780295745411
