TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whitaker,Mark P.
TI  - Learning politics from Sivaram: the life and death of a revolutionary Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka 
T2  - Anthropology, culture and society
SN  - 0745323545
AV  - PN5449.S75 W45 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, Ann Arbor, MI
PB  - Pluto Press
KW  - Dharmeratnam, Sivaram.
KW  - Dharmeratnam, Sivaram
KW  - Journalists
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - Biography
KW  - Tamil (Indic people)
KW  - Dissenters
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1978-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index
N2  - This is the story of the life and impact of the political activist, journalist and freedom-fighter Sivaram Dharmeratnam. Sivaram dedicated his life to helping the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. He started out as an active participant in the war against the Sri Lankan government - in the eyes of some, a 'terrorist'. Yet he eventually stepped away from the ruthless violence it involved. Instead, he became a high profile journalist in the Sri Lankan press, and used his position to fearlessly critique the government - despite repeated threats on his life, and the murder of other journalists. Finally, in 2005, Sivaram himself was assassinated. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc
ER  -