Abiding by Sri Lanka : on peace, place, and postcoloniality /
Abiding by Sri Lanka examines how the disciplines of anthropology, history, and literature treat the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. With close readings of texts that "abide" by Sri Lanka, texts that have a commitment to it, Ismail demonstrates that the problems in Sri Lanka raise fundamental...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Minneapolis, Minn. : Bristol :
University of Minnesota Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor],
2005.
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Colección: | Public worlds ;
v. 16. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Abiding by Sri Lanka examines how the disciplines of anthropology, history, and literature treat the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. With close readings of texts that "abide" by Sri Lanka, texts that have a commitment to it, Ismail demonstrates that the problems in Sri Lanka raise fundamental concerns for us all regarding the relationship between democracies and minorities. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlvi, 273 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780816695430 0816695431 |