Crucible of conflict : Tamil and Muslim society on the east coast of Sri Lanka / Dennis B. McGilvray.

Author/creator McGilvray, Dennis B.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Tamil (Indic people)--Sri Lanka. --Batticaloa District. --Social conditions.
Tamil (Indic people)--Sri Lanka. --Amparai District. --Social conditions.
Caste--Sri Lanka. --Batticaloa District.
Caste--Sri Lanka. --Amparai District.
Muslims--Sri Lanka. --Batticaloa District.
Muslims--Sri Lanka. --Amparai District.
Ethnic conflict--Sri Lanka. --Batticaloa District.
Ethnic conflict--Sri Lanka. --Amparai District.
Batticaloa District (Sri Lanka)--Social conditions.
Amparai District (Sri Lanka)--Social conditions.

Contents The research setting -- Past and present -- Issues in comparative ethnography -- Views of the Tamil caste hierarchy -- The Tamil high caste alliance -- The Kudi in action -- A profile of the Tamil specialist castes -- The Moors : matrilineal Muslims -- Muslim elites and specialists -- Ethnic identities and communal violence -- Fieldnotes from the war zone.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [395]-417) and index.
LCCN 2007043855
ISBN9780822341376 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822341379 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822341611 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822341611 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS 432.T3 M39 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold