Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Map of Sri Lanka

Chapter 1. Introduction: Articulations of Economy and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka Deborah Winslow and Michael D. Woost

Part I: Articulations of National Economic Policy and Ethnic Conflict
Introduction Deborah Winslow

Chapter 2. Violent Conflict and the First Half-Decade of Open Economy Policies in Sri Lanka: A Revisionist View John M. Richardson, Jr.

Chapter 3. The Economy in a Time of Intense Civil War: Sri Lanka, 1994-2000 Amita Shastri

Part II: Articulations of Class, Ethnicity, and Violence
Introduction Michael D. Woost

Chapter 4. The Open Economy and Its Impact on Ethnic Relations in Sri Lanka Newton Gunasinghe

Chapter 5. Economic Policy, Changing Opportunities for Youth, and the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka Siri T. Hettige

Part III: Articulations of Civil War in Everyday Life
Introduction Michael D. Woost

Chapter 6. Fragments of Memory, Processes of State: Ethnic Violence through the Life Histories of Participants Francesca Bremner

Chapter 7. The Economics of Enlisting: A Village View of Armed Service Michele Ruth Gamburd

Chapter 8. Economic Liberalization, Nationalism, and Women's Morality in Sri Lanka Caitrin Lynch

Chapter 9. Epilogue, or Prelude to Peace? Michael D. Woost and Deborah Winslow

Glossary of Sinhala and Tamil Terms and Note on Transliteration
References Cited
Contributors
Index

Promotional Information

A timely examination of the everyday economy, experiences, and livelihoods in the context of Sri Lanka's civil war

About the Author

Deborah Winslow is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Hampshire.

Michael D. Woost is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Hartwick College.

Reviews

""Will be of interest to those working on conflict and peace studies, economic development, cultural studies, and women in the modern world. A key new publication.""

"Will be of interest to those working on conflict and peace studies, economic development, cultural studies, and women in the modern world. A key new publication."