Sri Lanka in the Modern Age by Wickramasinghe Nira
Since the late 1970s, civil war has left Sri Lanka in an almost permanent state of crisis. Conventional histories of the country by liberal and Marxist scholars in the last twenty years have thus tended to focus on the state's failure to accommodate the needs and demands of the minorities. The entire history of the twentieth century has been traced to this one key issue. "Sri Lanka in the Modern Age" offers a fresh perspective based on new research. Above all, Nira Wickramasinghe has written a history of the people of Sri Lanka, rather than a history of the nation-state.
'offers a succinct overview covering a broad swathe of recent political experience in Sri Lanka in a way no other book has done so far[...] Exceptional [...] and lucid synthesis of wide-ranging research and writing on the subject, much of it very new. [...] The narration is done with a deft touch, punctuated with thoughtful insights and details.' --Professor Amita Shastri
NIRA WICKRAMASINGHE is Senior Lecturer in the Dept of History and Political Science, University of Colombo, and the author of Dressing the Colonised Body: Politics, Clothing and Identity in Sri Lanka.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781850658078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1850658072 |
| Title | Sri Lanka in the Modern Age |
| Author | Wickramasinghe Nira |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-05-15 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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