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Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Sri LankaEthnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Author: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
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 dis...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226789521
ISBN-10: 0226789527
Publication Date: 8/27/1991
Pages: 205
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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