In My Mother's House : : Civil War in Sri Lanka /

In My Mother's House : : Civil War in Sri Lanka / / Sharika Thiranagama.

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In May 2009, the Sri Lankan army overwhelmed the last stronghold of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam-better known as the Tamil Tigers-officially bringing an end to nearly three decades of civil war. Although the war has ended, the place of minorities in Sri Lanka remains uncertain, not least bec...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection
VerfasserIn:
Thiranagama, Sharika,
MitwirkendeR:
Obeyesekere, Gananath,
TeilnehmendeR:
Obeyesekere, Gananath.
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]
©2012
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:The Ethnography of Political Violence
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 2 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on transliteration
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: In My Mother's House
  • Chapter one. Growing Up at War: Self-Formation, Individuality, and the LTTE
  • Chapter two. The House of Secrets: Mothers, Daughters, and Inheritance
  • Chapter three. From Muslims to Northern Muslims: Ethnicity, Eviction, and Displacement
  • Chapter four. Becoming of This Place? Northern Muslim Futures After Eviction
  • Chapter five. The Generation of Militancy: Gender Militancy, and Self-Transformation
  • Chapter six. Conclusions from Tamil Colombo
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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