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The militarisation of the Sinhala-Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka began in the 1970s when attempts to reconcile by peaceful means the Tamils' claim for basic indivi

This book endeavors to fill an important academic gap through its collection of ten in-depth essays that present a wide perspective of the subject. The book hol

Through a succession of key stages since Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) became independent in 1948, its Tamil minority, historically concentrated in the north and

Examines the relationship between the ethnic conflict and economic development in modern Sri Lanka.

Why are relations between politically mobilised ethnic identities and the nation-state sometimes peaceful and at other times fraught and violent? Madurika Rasar