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- catalog abstract ""Sri Lanka, the serendipitous isle off India's southeast coast, is savaged by civil war. Since the fanatical Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam began battling the government in 1984, more than 60,000 Sinhala and Tamils have died, and thousands more have been internally displaced. In 1999 the vicious conflict continued unabated, and one of the authors of this book, a Tamil moderate, was killed in July by a suicide bomber." "Creating Peace in Sri Lanka contains a series of interrelated chapters by Sri Lankan, British, and American authorities on the war and its aftermath. They discuss how to end the war and how the island nation can heal its physical and psychic wounds."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11458160.
- catalog coverage "Sri Lanka Ethnic relations.".
- catalog coverage "Sri Lanka History Civil War, 1983-2009.".
- catalog coverage "Sri Lanka Politics and government 1978-".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Sri Lanka, the serendipitous isle off India's southeast coast, is savaged by civil war. Since the fanatical Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam began battling the government in 1984, more than 60,000 Sinhala and Tamils have died, and thousands more have been internally displaced. In 1999 the vicious conflict continued unabated, and one of the authors of this book, a Tamil moderate, was killed in July by a suicide bomber." "Creating Peace in Sri Lanka contains a series of interrelated chapters by Sri Lankan, British, and American authorities on the war and its aftermath. They discuss how to end the war and how the island nation can heal its physical and psychic wounds."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Sri Lanka's civil war : from mayhem toward diplomatic resolution / Robert Rotberg -- 2. South Asia's enduring war / Chris Smith -- 3. Religion and ethnicity in the Sri Lankan civil war / David Little -- 4. The dangers of devolution : the hidden economies of armed conflict / Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake -- 5. The economic costs of conflict in Sri Lanka / Saman Kelegama -- 6. The economic development of Sri Lanka : a tale of missed opportunities / Donald R. Snodgrass -- 7. The role of education in ameliorating political violence in Sri Lanka / Chandra R. de Silva -- 8. Peacemaking in Sri Lanka : the Kumaratunga initiative / Teresita C. Schaffer -- 9. Overcoming obstacles to peace : An examination of third-party processes / William Weisberg and Donna Hicks -- 10. A political culture of conflict / Jayadeva Uyangoda -- 11. Constitutionalism, pluralism, and ethnic conflict : the need for a new initiative / Rohan Edrisinha -- 12. Devolution and the elusive quest for peace in Sri Lanka / Neelan Tiruchelvam.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 218 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0815775784".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : World Peace Foundation and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,".
- catalog spatial "Sri Lanka Ethnic relations.".
- catalog spatial "Sri Lanka History Civil War, 1983-2009.".
- catalog spatial "Sri Lanka Politics and government 1978-".
- catalog subject "954.9303/2 21".
- catalog subject "DS489.84 .C74 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Sri Lanka's civil war : from mayhem toward diplomatic resolution / Robert Rotberg -- 2. South Asia's enduring war / Chris Smith -- 3. Religion and ethnicity in the Sri Lankan civil war / David Little -- 4. The dangers of devolution : the hidden economies of armed conflict / Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake -- 5. The economic costs of conflict in Sri Lanka / Saman Kelegama -- 6. The economic development of Sri Lanka : a tale of missed opportunities / Donald R. Snodgrass -- 7. The role of education in ameliorating political violence in Sri Lanka / Chandra R. de Silva -- 8. Peacemaking in Sri Lanka : the Kumaratunga initiative / Teresita C. Schaffer -- 9. Overcoming obstacles to peace : An examination of third-party processes / William Weisberg and Donna Hicks -- 10. A political culture of conflict / Jayadeva Uyangoda -- 11. Constitutionalism, pluralism, and ethnic conflict : the need for a new initiative / Rohan Edrisinha -- 12. Devolution and the elusive quest for peace in Sri Lanka / Neelan Tiruchelvam.".
- catalog title "Creating peace in Sri Lanka : civil war and reconciliation / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".