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Liberal Peace in Question
. Ed(S): Stokke, Kristian; Uyangoda, Jayadeva
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Description for Liberal Peace in Question
Hardback. Editor(s): Stokke, Kristian; Uyangoda, Jayadeva. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
The present book uses Sri Lanka’s failed attempt at negotiating peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to examine the politics of state and market reforms towards liberal peace. Sri Lanka is seen as a critical case that demonstrates key characteristics and shortcomings of liberal peace, vividly demonstrated by internationally facilitated elite negotiations and donor-funded neoliberal development.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Anthem South Asian Studies
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843318965
SKU
V9781843318965
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Stokke, Kristian; Uyangoda, Jayadeva
Kristian Stokke is professor of human geography at the University of Oslo (Norway), specialising in movement politics, democratisation and conflict transformation. Jayadeva Uyangoda is professor of political science at the University of Colombo (Sri Lanka) and an acknowledged authority on conflicts in Sri Lanka and South Asia.
Reviews for Liberal Peace in Question
‘‘Liberal Peace in Question’ addresses critically, exhaustively, and in-depth [the] consequences and implications [of the liberal peace model in Sri Lanka], highlighting the importance of undertaking a critical evaluation of what went wrong in a process that raised such high expectations and ended in such a dramatic way. […] This book constitutes an important contribution to this much-needed debate.’ —María ... Read more