ISBN:
9780415742337
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (241 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Parallel Title:
Print version The Political Economy of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka : Economic Liberalization, Mobilizational Resources, and Ethnic Collective Action
DDC:
305.89/91413
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
At the point of independence in 1948, Sri Lanka was projected to be a success story in the developing world. However, in July 1983 a violent ethnic conflict which pitted the Sinhalese against the Tamils began, and did not come to an end until 2009. This conflict led to nearly 50,000 combatant deaths and approximately 40,000 civilian deaths, as well as almost 1 million internally-displaced refugees and to the permanent migration abroad of nearly 130,000 civilians. With a focus on Sri Lanka, this book explores the political economy of ethnic conflict, and examines how rival political leaders are
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 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)
Description / Table of Contents:
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)
Description / Table of Contents:
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; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
