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Inhabiting an embattled body : the making of warrior masculinities in Sri Lanka / Jani de Silva.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Silva, Jani, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masculinity--Sri Lanka.
- Masculinity.
- Militarism--Sri Lanka.
- Militarism.
- Sociology, Military--Sri Lanka.
- Sociology, Military.
- Violence--Sri Lanka.
- Violence.
- War and society--Sri Lanka.
- War and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 276 pages) : maps
- Other Title:
- Making of warrior masculinities in Sri Lanka
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Contents:
- Masculinity & militarism in Sri Lanka
- Motifs of masculinity: the imperilled body & the composed body
- Victorian Manliness and the composed body in Sinhala discourse
- Growing up: Youth uprisings, social change & ethnic conflict
- Combat training and the battlefield
- Operation Sathjaya: confronting child soldiers
- Operation Jayasiurui: female fighters on the battlefield
- Unceasing Waves III: confronting spectacular violence
- Agnikheela: Aerial bombardment as spectacle
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: De Silva, Jani. Inhabiting an embattled body
- ISBN:
- 9781003362036
- 1003362036
- 9781000826265
- 1000826260
- 9781000826210
- 100082621X
- Publisher Number:
- 99993484722
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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