Tsunami in a Time of War: Aid, Activism and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka and Aceh (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780974883953)

The devastation of the tsunami and reconstruction in its aftermath, in Aceh and Sri Lanka, resulted in a divergence of political trajectories with Aceh moving towards a cessation of war and Sri Lanka heading towards a resumption of war. These different political outcomes frame this volume's compelling arguments about aid, activism and reconstruction. The contributors, hailing from a diversity of disciplines offer critical analyses of many key categories mobilised in humanitarian discourses and practices while providing ethnographic accounts and case studies of an array of institutions and individuals. Importantly, this volume interrogates the frequent disconnect between research and policy and explores ways this divide can be bridged. A must read for donors and policy makers as well as researchers and activists.

Author: Malathi de Alwis
ISBN-10: 0974883956
ISBN-13: 9780974883953
Publisher: South Focus Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d