ISBN:
9781315814780
,
9781317805519
,
9781317805526
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xii, 226 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary South Asia series 78
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.8991413
Keywords:
Ethnic conflict
;
Ethnic conflict Economic aspects
;
Tamil (Indic people) Ethnic identity
;
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) Ethnic identity
;
Sri Lanka Ethnic relations
;
Sri Lanka History Civil War, 1983-2009
Abstract:
1. Introduction -- 2. Linking changes in economic liberalization and the onset of violent ethnic conflict -- 3. Colonialism, high economic liberalization, and the precedence of caste over ethnicity (1815-1925) -- 4. High economic liberalization, the persistence of caste over ethnicity, and the emergence of inter-ethnic coalitions (1925-36) -- 5. Medium economic liberalization, the decline of caste-based inter-ethnic coalitions, and the politicization of ethnicity (1936-48) -- 6. High economic liberalization, the institutionalization of selective incentives, and the increased reliance upon mobilizational resources (1948-56) -- 7. Medium economic liberalization and the emergence of the Sinhalese critical mass (1956-65) -- 8. Medium economic liberalization, the coherence of the Sinhalese critical mass, and the crafting of Tamil mobilizational resources (1965-70) -- 9. Low economic liberalization, intra-Sinhalese bidding wars, and functioning Tamil mobilizational resources (1970-77) -- 10. Medium economic liberalization, intra-ethnic bidding wars, Tamil mobilizational resources, and the onset of violent ethnic conflict (1977-83) -- 11. Intra-ethnic fractionalization, radicalized violence, and protracted ethnic conflict (1983-2009) -- 12. Conclusion.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315814780
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