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Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Orginal Publication Date

1987

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

7

Issue

ess/vol7/iss1

First Page

80

Last Page

81

Abstract

Is it possible to analyze a political dilemma as convoluted and desperate as the turmoil existing today between the Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus of Sri Lanka that has cost nearly 5,000 lives during the last five years alone? S. J. Tambiah succeeds most admirably in offering a clear assessment of historical, sociological, and other factors contributing to the current crisis in Sri Lanka. This is no mean feat considering that Tambiah is not a dispassionate observer but rather, as a Tamil, has experienced first-hand the effects of the increasing polarization of the two ethnic groups.

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Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1987

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