Ethnic Attachments in Sri Lanka: Social Change and Cultural Continuity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312293482)

Ethnic Attachments in Sri Lanka examines the uses of ethnic identity in Sri Lankan society from the early medieval period through the present day. It takes account of the religious assertion of ethnicity in the early medieval period in South India and Sri Lanka. The book also traces the cultural geography of ethnic regions that existed under Portuguese and Dutch rule (1506-1796). The author shows how the following British period (1796-1948) was a time of extensive institutional collaboration between rulers and the upper levels of the native population resulting in a class society. Turning to the present civil war the author argues that it is due to modern competitive politics, which has pitted religion against language, resulting in escalating rounds of violence.

Author: L. Sabaratnam
ISBN-10: 0312293488
ISBN-13: 9780312293482
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2002
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.80w x 0.96d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2002 pg. 193