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A Sinhala Village in a Time of Trouble: Politics and Change in Rural Sri Lanka (Oxford University South Asian Studies)
A Sinhala Village in a Time of Trouble Politics and Change in Rural Sri Lanka - Oxford University South Asian Studies Author:Jonathan Spencer In this illuminating study of a village in southern, central Sri Lanka, Spencer examines how the interrelationship of political, religious, and economic life shapes the community by tracing the village through an election campaign year. He reveals how the village redefined itself in "traditional" terms, while using "modern" politics as an extens... more »ion of their personal disputes. Undertaken in the years immediately prior to the great escalation of political and religious tensions, this study is of great importance to the understanding of modern Sri Lanka.« less