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Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Ideas
Wickramasinghe Nira
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Description for Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Ideas
Paperback. Concise history of the Sri Lankan people. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
Now available as an updated second edition covering the brutal end of Sri Lanka's civil war and creeping state authoritarianism that has grown in its wake, Sri Lanka in the Modern Age recounts the island's modern history in an accessible yet unconventional manner. While most histories of the country published in the last twenty years have tended to focus on the state's failure to accommodate the needs and demands of minority communities, this book places their claims alongside the political, social and economic demands of other communities, parties, associations and groups, trac--ing their lineages to the colonial period. Drawing from ... Read more
Now available as an updated second edition covering the brutal end of Sri Lanka's civil war and creeping state authoritarianism that has grown in its wake, Sri Lanka in the Modern Age recounts the island's modern history in an accessible yet unconventional manner. While most histories of the country published in the last twenty years have tended to focus on the state's failure to accommodate the needs and demands of minority communities, this book places their claims alongside the political, social and economic demands of other communities, parties, associations and groups, trac--ing their lineages to the colonial period. Drawing from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849044462
SKU
V9781849044462
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Ref
99-1
About Wickramasinghe Nira
Nira Wickramasinghe is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Political Science, University of Colombo, and the author of Dressing the Colonised Body: Politics, Clothing and Identity in Sri Lanka.
Reviews for Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Ideas
'A work that should be valuable both for the interested lay person and the professional historian.' - Himal Southasian 'For those wanting to understand the origins of the disputes which have kept the island of Sri Lanka in turmoil for the past 35 years, Professor Wickramasinghe has written a packed and comprehensive account of the historical developments which have shaped ... Read more