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082 0 0 _a323.3
_bECO
245 0 0 _aEconomy, culture, and civil war in Sri Lanka
260 _aBloomington :
_bIndiana University Press,
_cc2004.
300 _axiv, 242 p. :
_billustrations, map ;
500 _aBased 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.
500 _aIncluded Index.
505 _aArticulations 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.
520 _aPresents 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.
650 0 _aWar
650 0 _aWar and society
650 0 _aEthnic conflict
650 0 _aTamil (Indic people)
700 1 _aWinslow, Deborah,
700 1 _aWoost, Michael D.,
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0413/2004000692.html
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