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Title Sri Lanka : 60 years of "independence" and beyond / [edited by Ana Pararajasingham]
Published Emmenbrucke, Switzerland : Centre for Just Peace and Democracy, 2009

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Description 622 pages ; 22 cm
Contents 1. Constitutionalism. -- 2. State, society and ethnicity. -- 3. Sinhala nationalism. -- 4. Tamil nationalism. -- 5. The Muslim factor. -- 6. Changes to demography. -- 7. Politicisation of violence. -- 8. Conflict management. -- 9. Sri Lanka's foreign policy. -- 10. Economic development. -- 11. State formation
Summary "Sri Lanka: 60 Years of “Independence” and Beyond is a collection of articles exploring the complex issues that underpin Sri Lanka's history since its “independence” in 1948 - a period dominated by conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamil people of the island."--Readings book launch, website
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka.
Guerrilla warfare -- Sri Lanka -- History.
Nationalism -- Sri Lanka -- History.
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka -- Politics and government.
SUBJECT Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117159
Sri Lanka http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061039 -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005791
Sri Lanka -- History -- 1948- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127139
Sri Lanka -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127135 -- Autonomy and independence movements. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011468
Sri Lanka -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004003192
Sri Lanka -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127142
Author Pararajasingham, Ana.
ISBN 395231725X
9783952317259
Other Titles Sri Lanka : sixty years of independence and beyond