Sri Lanka: Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy - Rilegato

Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1850430268 ISBN 13: 9781850430261

Casa editrice: I.B. Tauris, 1986

Riassunto

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 minority Tamils. He demonstrates that the crisis is primarily a result of recent societal stresses-educational expansions, linguistic policy, unemployment, uneven income distribution, population movements, contemporary uses of the past as religious and national ideology, and trends toward authoritarianism-rather than age-old racial and religious differences. "In this concise, informative, lucidly written book, scrupulously documented and well indexed, [Tambiah] trains his dispassionate anthropologist's eye on the tangled roots of an urgent, present-day problem in the passionate hope that enlightenment, understanding, and a generous spirit of compromise may yet be able to prevail". -Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor "An incredibly rich and balanced analysis of the crisis. It is exemplary in highlighting the general complexities of ethnic crises in long-lived societies carrying a burden of historical memories". -Amita Shastri, Journal of Asian Studies "Tambiah makes an eloquent case for pluralist democracy in a country abundantly endowed with excuses to abandon such an approach to politics". -Donald L. Horowitz, New Republic "An excellent and thought-provoking book, for anyone who cares about Sri Lanka". -Paul Sieghart, Los Angeles Times Book Review

Su questo libro

L'autore:

S. J. Tambiah is professor of anthropology at Harvard University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: I.B. Tauris
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 1850430268
• ISBN 13: 9781850430261
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 210