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Title Economy, culture, and civil war in Sri Lanka / edited by Deborah Winslow and Michael D. Woost.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, map
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-225) and index.
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 This title is an examination of the everyday economy, experiences, and livelihoods in the context of Sri Lanka's civil war. It argues that the war is grounded not just in the goals and intentions of the opposing sides, but also in the everyday orientations, experiences, and material practices of all Sri Lankan people.
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Subject Sri Lankan Civil War (Sri Lanka : 1983-2009)
War -- Economic aspects -- Sri Lanka.
War -- Economic aspects.
Sri Lanka.
War and society -- Sri Lanka.
War and society.
Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka.
Ethnic conflict.
Sri Lanka -- Ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka.
Tamil (Indic people)
Sri Lanka -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2009.
Chronological Term 1983-2009
Indexed Term Civil war
Sri Lanka
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Winslow, Deborah, 1947-
Woost, Michael D., 1955-
Spine Title Economy, culture & civil war in Sri Lanka
Other Form: Print version: Economy, culture, and civil war in Sri Lanka. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004 0253216915 0253344204 (DLC) 2004000692 (OCoLC)54082133
ISBN 0253110262 (electronic book)
9780253110268 (electronic book)
0253216915 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780253216915 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0253344204 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780253344205 (cloth ; alkaline paper)