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Perspectives of Jaffna
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The Edge of the
Lagoon
Perspectives of
Jaffna
by K. Paramothayan |
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UK
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£7.99
US
price:
$15.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 162
ISBN: 0-595-46733-4
Published: Sep-2007 |
Other Formats: Hard
Cover :
$25.95
£13.99
An in-depth
study of Jaffna in a
national and international
perspective. "The approach
is thoroughly academic right
to the end - and profoundly
interesting and readable at
the same time!"—Charles
Muller, Diadem Books
Book Description
"Tea from Ceylon!”—those
were the words that still
ring in my ears from
advertisements in the
’fifties, and they always
evoked a picture of a
magical, exotic island world
with acres of rich green tea
bushes somewhere beyond the
swelling rollers of the
Indian ocean. Today “Sri
Lanka” doesn’t sound as
romantic—but if I were to
visit that land, I would be
sure to take with me a copy
of Dr Paramothayan’s book.
The title Edge of the
Lagoon are words, once
again, to conjure with! And
indeed, the book takes one
to the heart of that
magical, though turbulent
land with its ancient myths
and rich mixture of
cultures.
This is a meticulous,
academic, well-researched
study or exploration,
especially of Jaffna, that
region in the northern apex
of that triangular land just
22 miles from the southern
tip of India, and is well
supported by meticulous and
accurate footnoting and
quotations from the people
who have shaped the country.
—Charles Muller, Diadem
Books
About the
author
A
long time
student of
Comparative
Education, Dr.
K. Paramothayan
was well known
in the field of
educational
writing in Sri
Lanka, when his
book
Perspectives in
Education
appeared in
1970, in
observance of
the
International
Education Year.
Moving to the UK
in 1972, he has
pursued his
passion for
Education, while
at the same time
keeping a close
eye on
developments in
Sri Lanka.
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