Abiding by Sri Lanka: On Peace, Place, and Postcoloniality Volume 16

by Qadri Ismail

The lack of peace in Sri Lanka is commonly portrayed as a consequence of a violent, ethnonationalist conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority. Viewed in this light, resolution could be attained through conflict management. But, as Qadri Ismail reveals, this is too simplistic an understanding and cannot produce lasting peace.

Abiding by Sri Lanka examines how the disciplines of anthropology, history, and literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816642559
• ISBN13: 9780816642557
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"