Push back : Sri Lanka's dance with global governance / Judith Large.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Large, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sri Lanka--Politics and government--1978-.

Sri Lanka.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2016.

Summary:

In 2009, after decades of conflict, the Sri Lankan government proclaimed the decisive defeat of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam. Subsequently the state proved resistant to attempts by the UN and other international bodies to promote post-war reconciliation or reform. In this incisive new work, Judith Large investigates the ways in which the Rajapaksa government was able to subvert international diplomatic efforts, as well as exploring the wider context of rising Sinhalese nationalism, the attendant growth of discrimination against minorities and efforts by both the diaspora and citizens within Sri Lanka to work towards a positive peace. Push Back is vital reading not only for those interested in Sri Lanka, but also for those concerned about the wider implications of the conflict for human rights, peace-making, and geopolitics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 War's end and competing models for recovery 22

2 Executive presidency and the unitary state 47

3 Non-interference Sri Lankan style 70

4 The outsiders 94

5 Majoritarianism or divide and rule 122

6 Home-grown solutions and the quest for accountability 146

7 Small state in a large system 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

178360655X

9781783606559

9781783606542

1783606541

OCLC:

945390690