Through an examination of the critical junctures in post-colonial Sri Lanka, Kenneth D. Bush refines and advances our understanding of the dynamics underpinning violent and non-violent 'ethnic' conflict. The book enables us to understand how the ebb and flow of relations within ethnic groups affects relations between groups, for good or for ill.
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PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction: Beyond Billiard Ball Analysis Learning to Read Between the Lines An Overview of Sri Lanka in Politics PART II: CRITICAL JUNCTURES Critical Juncture I: 1948 Independence and the Disenfranchisement of the Plantation Tamils Critical Juncture II: 1956 Election and the Premiership of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Critical Juncture III: 1971 JVP Insurrection and 1987 JVP Resurgence Critical Juncture IV: 1983 Riots Critical Juncture V: 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement Critical Juncture VI: 2002 Ceasefire Agreement PART III: CONCLUSION Conclusions and Implications
