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Abiding by Sri Lanka
Qadri Ismail
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Description for Abiding by Sri Lanka
Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
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 treat the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. Anthropology, Ismail contends, approaches Sri Lanka as an object from an “outside” and western point of view. History, addressing the conflict from the “inside,” abides by the ... Read more
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 treat the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. Anthropology, Ismail contends, approaches Sri Lanka as an object from an “outside” and western point of view. History, addressing the conflict from the “inside,” abides by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Public Worlds Series
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816642557
SKU
V9780816642557
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Ref
99-15
About Qadri Ismail
Qadri Ismail is associate professor of English at the University of Minnesota. He has also been a journalist in Sri Lanka.
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