Description: Sri Lanka : Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy, Paperback by Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja, ISBN 0226789527, ISBN-13 9780226789521, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US 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 crisis. It is exemplary in highlighting the general complexities of ethnic crises in long-lived societies carrying a burden of historical memories."&;Amita Shastri, Journal of Asian Studies "Tambiah makes an eloquent case for pluralist democracy in a country abundantly endowed with excuses to abandon such an approach to politics."&;Donald L. Horowitz, New Republic "An excellent and thought-provoking book, for anyone who cares about Sri Lanka."&;Paul Sieghart, Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Book Title: Sri Lanka : Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Number of Pages: 205 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / Asian
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Publication Year: 1991
Features: Reprint
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.4 Oz
Item Length: 0.8 in
Author: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
