Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Ethnography of political violence.
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Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Foreword / Obeyesekere, Gananath -- Introduction: In My Mother's House -- Chapter one. Growing Up at War: Self-Formation, Individuality, and the LTTE -- Chapter two. The House of Secrets: Mothers, Daughters, and Inheritance -- Chapter three. From Muslims to Northern Muslims: Ethnicity, Eviction, and Displacement -- Chapter four. Becoming of This Place? Northern Muslim Futures After Eviction -- Chapter five. The Generation of Militancy: Gender Militancy, and Self-Transformation -- Chapter six. Conclusions from Tamil Colombo -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Summary |
This book examines how ordinary families and communities of minority groups in Sri Lanka have dealt with prolonged civil war and resulting issues as diverse as child recruitment, generational and gender conflicts, political terror, refugee camp life, ethnic nationalism, and migration and mobility |
Analysis |
"Multi-User" |
Notes |
OldControl:muse9780812205114 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka -- Politics and government
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War and society -- Sri Lanka
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Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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Ethnic conflict
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Ethnic relations
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Politics and government
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Tamil (Indic people) -- Politics and government
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War and society
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SUBJECT |
Sri Lanka -- Ethnic relations
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Sri Lanka -- Politics and government -- 1978- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127143
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Sri Lanka -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2009 -- Personal narratives
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Subject |
Sri Lanka
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Genre/Form |
History
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Personal narratives
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780812205114 |
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0812205111 |
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0812243420 |
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9780812243420 |
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1283897180 |
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9781283897181 |
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