{"product_id":"sri-lanka-ethnic-fratricide-and-the-dismantling-of-democracy-0226789527","title":"Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0226789527\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51678191714592,"sku":"NEW0226789527","price":34.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61aoQ1GB9cL.jpg?v=1779306351","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/sri-lanka-ethnic-fratricide-and-the-dismantling-of-democracy-0226789527","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}