Economy Culture and Civil War in Sri Lanka
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<p>Will be of interest to those working on conflict and peace studies economic development cultural studies and women in the modern world. A key new publication. --Chandra R. de Silva Old Dominion University<br /><br />. . . offers a superb overview of how a civil war driven by ethnicity can engender a new culture and a new political economy. . . Highly recommended. <br />-- Choice<br /><br />Economy Culture and Civil War in Sri Lanka provides a lucid and up-to-date interpretation of Sri Lankan society and its 20-year civil conflict. An interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between the economy broadly defined and the reproduction of violent conflict this volume 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. The contributors explore 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; the economics of enlisting and individual decisions about involvement in the war; and nationalism and the moral debate triggered by women's employment in the international garment manufacturing industry. <br /><br />Contributors are Francesca Bremner Michele Ruth Gamburd Newton Gunasinghe Siri T. Hettige Caitrin Lynch John M. Richardson Jr. Amita Shastri Deborah Winslow and Michael D. Woost.</p>
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