Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
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Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

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Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

About this book

This book examines the relationship between ethnic conflict and economic development in modern Sri Lanka. Drawing on a historically informed political sociology, it explores how the economic and the ethnic have encountered one another, focusing in particular on the phenomenon of Sinhala nationalism. In doing so, the book engages with some of the central issues in contemporary Sri Lanka: why has the ethnic conflict been so protracted, and so resistant to solution? What explains the enduring political significance of Sinhala nationalism? What is the relationship between market reform and conflict? Why did the Norwegian-sponsored peace process collapse? How is the Rajapaksa phenomenon to be understood? The topical spread of the book is broad, covering the evolution of peasant agriculture, land scarcity, state welfarism, nationalist ideology, party systems, political morality, military employment, business elites, market reforms, and development aid.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Tables
  9. Preface
  10. 1. Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
  11. 2. Sinhala Nationalism
  12. 3. Kulaks to Clerks
  13. 4. The Politics of Market Reform at a Time of Ethnic Conflict
  14. 5. Military Fiscalism
  15. 6. The ‘Best and Last’ Chance for Peace
  16. 7. Cosmopolitan Capitalism
  17. 8. Sectarian Socialism
  18. 9. Conclusions: Elites, Masses and the Rajapaksa Presidency
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index