Part 1 Theoretical issues: Secessionist movement - comparative perspectives, Ralph R. Premdas. Part 2 Asia: separation in Sri Lanka: the "traditional homelands" of the Tamils, K.M. de Silva; the composition, ideology and international dimension of the Tamil Secessionist Movement in Sri Lanka - an overview, D.B.S. Jeyaraj; Sri Lanka's Tamil Secessionist Movement - an overview of issues, implications and options, S.W.R. de A. Samarasinghe. Part 3 Other parts of Asia: the Moro secessionist movement in the the Philippines, Samuel K. Tan; Bangladesh - the first successful secessionist movement in the Third World, Harun-Or-Rashid; the Karen rebellion in Burma, Ronald D. Renard; Hmong aspirations for a separate state in Laos - the effects of the Indo China-war, George M. Scott Jr. Part 4 Africa, Middle East and Pacific Islands : the southern Sudan - background to secession, Nandini Raghavan; decentralisation, development and secession - the case of Papua New Guinea, Ralphe R. Premdas; the national liberation movement of the Kurds in the Middle East, Laura Donnadieu Aquado. Part 5 Europe and Canada: ethno-nationalism and regional autonomy in Canda and Western Europe, A.B. Anderson; secession and independence for Quebec - how legitimate?, Pierre Corbell and Andre Montambault; the Canadian west - a case of regional separatism, Don Ray and Ralphe R. Premdas.
