Sri Lanka--Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
205 pages, 17 tables, 1 map, frontispiece 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
©
1986
Paper $19.00
ISBN: 9780226789521
Published August 1991
Not for sale in Pakistan
Preface Acknowledgments 1. Backdrop 2. The Riots of 1983 and Their Origins: Deep Tensions and Surface Features 3. The Horror Story 4. Probing below the Surface 5. From British Raj to Independence: A Sketch of the Antecedents 6. Two Social Profiles 7. Reflections on Political Violence in Our Time 8. What Is to Be Done? A Prescription for the Future 9. Epilogue: Biographical Interweavings Appendix 1: "Judge come under attack": from The Times (of London), 18 January 1984 Appendix 2: The Sinhalese-Tamil Riots of 1958: from W. Wriggins: Ceylon: Dilemmas of a New Nation Appendix 3: Sri Lanka's Ethnic Problems: Myths and Realities: Report of the Committee for Rational Development, November 1983 Appendix 4: Report Made to the United Religious Organization, 25 July 1984 Appendix 5: Sri Lanka—Who Wants a Separate State? A publication of the Ministry of State, the Government of Sri Lanka, Overseas Information Series, no. 9 (11 November 1983) Notes Index
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