Sri Lanka in the Modern Age A History

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History by Nira Wickramasinghe
English | March 1, 2015 | ISBN: 0190225793 | True EPUB | 416 pages | 2.3 MB
Sri Lanka in the Modern Age recounts the modern history of the island in an accessible yet unconventional manner. Where other histories have tended to focus on the state's failure to accommodate the needs and demands of minority communities, Wickramasinghe places their claims alongside the political, social and economic demands of other communities, parties, associations and groups, tracing their lineages to the colonial period. This updated second edition carries the book into the present, covering the brutal end of Sri Lanka's civil war and the making of oppressive stability that has grown in its wake.