Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy Tapa blanda - 1991

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University of Chicago Press, 1991-08-27. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Chicago Press, 1991-08-27. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Focusing on the historical events of post-independence Sri Lanka, S. J. Tambiah analyzes the causes of the violent conflict between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and the minority Tamils. He demonstrates that the crisis is primarily a result of recent societal stresses-educational expansions, linguistic policy, unemployment, uneven income distribution, population movements, contemporary uses of the past as religious and national ideology, and trends toward authoritarianism-rather than age-old racial and religious differences. "In this concise, informative, lucidly written book, scrupulously documented and well indexed, [Tambiah] trains his dispassionate anthropologist's eye on the tangled roots of an urgent, present-day problem in the passionate hope that enlightenment, understanding, and a generous spirit of compromise may yet be able to prevail."-Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor "An incredibly rich and balanced analysis of the… Leer más

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1991. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 210 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Second Printing. good. 23 cm, 198, wraps, bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some sticker residue to cover.

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