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Economy, culture, and civil war in Sri Lanka

Contributor(s): Winslow, Deborah | Woost, Michael DMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004Description: xiv, 242 p. : illustrations, mapISBN: 0253216915 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780253216915; 0253344204 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780253344205Subject(s): War | War and society | Ethnic conflict | Tamil (Indic people)DDC classification: 323.3 Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Articulations of economy and ethic conflict in Sri Lanka / Deborah Winslow and Michael D. Woost -- Violent conflict and the first half decade of open economy policies in Sri Lanka: a revisionist view / John M. Richardson Jr. -- An open economy in a time of intense civil war: Sri Lanka, 1994-2000 / Amita Shastri -- The open economy and its impact on ethnic relations in Sri Lanka / Newton Gunasinghe -- Economic policy, changing opportunities for youth, and the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka / Siri T. Hettige -- Fragments of memory, processes of state: ethnic violence through the life histories of participants / Francesca Bremner -- The economics of enlisting: a village view of armed service / Michele Ruth Gamburd -- Economic liberalization, nationalism, and women's morality in Sri Lank / Caitrin Lynch -- Epilogue, or prelude to peace? / Michael D. Woost and Deborah Winslow.

Summary: Presents an examination of the everyday economy, experiences, and livelihoods in the context of Sri Lanka's civil war. This work explores changing political and policy contexts; the effect of long-term conflict on employment opportunities and life choices for rural and urban youth; life histories, memory, and narratives of violence; and more.

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Based on a workshop held Aug. 25-27, 2000, at the New England Center, University of New Hampshire, sponsored by the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies.

Included Index.

Articulations of economy and ethic conflict in Sri Lanka / Deborah Winslow and Michael D. Woost --
Violent conflict and the first half decade of open economy policies in Sri Lanka: a revisionist view / John M. Richardson Jr. --
An open economy in a time of intense civil war: Sri Lanka, 1994-2000 / Amita Shastri --
The open economy and its impact on ethnic relations in Sri Lanka / Newton Gunasinghe --
Economic policy, changing opportunities for youth, and the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka / Siri T. Hettige --
Fragments of memory, processes of state: ethnic violence through the life histories of participants / Francesca Bremner --
The economics of enlisting: a village view of armed service / Michele Ruth Gamburd --
Economic liberalization, nationalism, and women's morality in Sri Lank / Caitrin Lynch --
Epilogue, or prelude to peace? / Michael D. Woost and Deborah Winslow.

Presents an examination of the everyday economy, experiences, and livelihoods in the context of Sri Lanka's civil war. This work explores changing political and policy contexts; the effect of long-term conflict on employment opportunities and life choices for rural and urban youth; life histories, memory, and narratives of violence; and more.

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