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[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1991]

Paperback / softback. New. 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 ...

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Univ of Chicago Pr, Date: 1991. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 210 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. 1991. Univ of Chicago Pr ISBN 0226789527 9780226789521 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0226789527, ISBN13: 9780226789521, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover University of Chicago Press 1991 Texto en ingles. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. 198 paginas. Como nuevo. 22 x 14 Cm
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ISBN10: 0226789527, ISBN13: 9780226789521, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press] Softcover Num Pages: 210 pages, Frontispiece, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. . 1991. New ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, Date: 1991. Second Printing. good. 23 cm, 198, wraps, bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some sticker residue to cover. 1991. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226789527 9780226789521 [US]

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ISBN10: 0226789527, ISBN13: 9780226789521, [publisher: University of Chicago Press 1991-06-01, Chicago] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1991]

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