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Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka

S. W. R. de A. Samarasinghe, Vidyamali Samarasinghe - History - 1998 - 276 pages
An introduction to Sri Lanka's geography, people, early history, foreign rule, independence, and modern history is followed by a dictionary covering the people, places, and ...
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The History of Sri Lanka

Patrick Peebles - History - 2006 - 246 pages
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Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah - Social Science - 1986 - 210 pages
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 ...
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Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka

Patrick Peebles - History - 2015 - 494 pages
The Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced ...
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Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Identities

Nira Wickramasinghe - History - 2006 - 396 pages
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 two ...
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Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka

Charles A. Gunawardena - History - 2005 - 432 pages
Over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries examine the history, geography, people, government, economy, art, and religions of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan Ethnic Crisis: Towards a Resolution

R. B. Herath - Political Science - 2002 - 248 pages
This book is a result of years of research on the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis. It gives a vivid description of the crisis, analyses the numerous factors that influence it, and ...
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Reaping The Whirlwind: Ethnic Conflict, Ethnic Politics in Sri Lanka

K M de Silva - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 392 pages
A critical analysis of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka In the eighties, Sri Lanka, once considered the ‘model’ colony, was torn apart by ethnic strife between the ...
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The Rise of Tamil Separatism in Sri Lanka: From Communalism to Secession

Gnanapala Welhengama, Nirmala Pillay - Law - 2014 - 330 pages
Among the examples of civil wars, armed secessionist movements and minority uprisings in the world today, many involve conflict between a minority group’s aim for political ...
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