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Post-war dilemmas of Sri Lanka : democracy and reconciliation / S.I. Keethaponcalan.
Van Pelt Library DS489.84 .K567 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keethaponcalan, S. I., 1965- author.
- Series:
- Europa perspectives in transitional justice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reconciliation--Political aspects.
- Reconciliation.
- Authoritarianism.
- Democracy.
- History.
- Peace.
- Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009--Peace.
- Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka--Politics and government--1978-.
- Politics and government.
- Democracy--Sri Lanka.
- Authoritarianism--Sri Lanka.
- Reconciliation--Political aspects--Sri Lanka.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 170 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Summary:
- "By investigating Sri Lanka as a case study, this book examines whether democracy, compared to authoritarianism, is conducive to post-war reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Theoretical overview
- Ending the war: a zero-sum situation
- Democracy: a struggle
- Reconciliation: a distant dream
- Sinhala vs. Muslim: the new frontier
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-162) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Keethaponcalan, S. I., 1965- author. Post-war dilemmas of Sri Lanka
- ISBN:
- 9780367180331
- 0367180332
- OCLC:
- 1088603422
- Publisher Number:
- 99981133146
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