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The Resource War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka : After the End, by Rachel Seoighe, (electronic resource)

War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka : After the End, by Rachel Seoighe, (electronic resource)

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This book begins from a critical account of the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war, tracing themes of nationalism, discourse and conflict memory through this period of immense violence and into its aftermath. Using these themes to explore state crime, atrocity and its denial and representation, Seoighe offers an analysis of how stories of conflict are authored and constructed. This book examines the political discourse of the former Rajapaksa government, highlighting how fluency in international discourses of counter-terrorism, humanitarianism and the 'reconciliation' expected of states transitioning from conflict can be used to conceal and deny state violence. Drawing on extensive interviews with activists, academics, politicians, state representatives and international agency staff, and three months of observation in Sri Lanka in 2012, Seoighe demonstrates how the Rajapaksa government re-narrativised violence through orchestrated techniques of denial and mass ritual discourse. It drew on and perpetuated a heightened majoritarian Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism which consolidated power under Sinhalese political elites, generated minority grievances and, in turn, sustained the repression and dispossession of the Tamil community of the Northeast. A detailed and evocative study, this book will be of special interest to scholars of conflict studies, political violence and critical criminology.--
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eng
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1 online resource (XII, 378 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction Chapter One: A History of War in the Postcolonial State
  • Chapter Two: The End: Atrocity in a State of Denial
  • Chapter Three. Post-War Lived Experience: 'Sinhalisation'
  • Chapter Four: Tamil Separatism and Commemorative Practices
  • Chapter Five: Transnational Discourses of Terrorism, Humanitarianism and Sovereignty
  • Chapter Six: Sri Lankan Reconciliation and the Appropriation of Transitional Justice
  • Conclusion: Consolidating the 'National Story'
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9783319563244
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56324-4
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War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka : After the End
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War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka
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After the End
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by Rachel Seoighe
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Language
eng
Summary
This book begins from a critical account of the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war, tracing themes of nationalism, discourse and conflict memory through this period of immense violence and into its aftermath. Using these themes to explore state crime, atrocity and its denial and representation, Seoighe offers an analysis of how stories of conflict are authored and constructed. This book examines the political discourse of the former Rajapaksa government, highlighting how fluency in international discourses of counter-terrorism, humanitarianism and the 'reconciliation' expected of states transitioning from conflict can be used to conceal and deny state violence. Drawing on extensive interviews with activists, academics, politicians, state representatives and international agency staff, and three months of observation in Sri Lanka in 2012, Seoighe demonstrates how the Rajapaksa government re-narrativised violence through orchestrated techniques of denial and mass ritual discourse. It drew on and perpetuated a heightened majoritarian Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism which consolidated power under Sinhalese political elites, generated minority grievances and, in turn, sustained the repression and dispossession of the Tamil community of the Northeast. A detailed and evocative study, this book will be of special interest to scholars of conflict studies, political violence and critical criminology.--
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  • Springer eBooks.
  • Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict
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  • Asia
  • Peace
  • Terrorism
  • Political violence
  • Crime
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War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka : After the End, by Rachel Seoighe, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56324-4
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Contents
Introduction Chapter One: A History of War in the Postcolonial State -- Chapter Two: The End: Atrocity in a State of Denial -- Chapter Three. Post-War Lived Experience: 'Sinhalisation' -- Chapter Four: Tamil Separatism and Commemorative Practices -- Chapter Five: Transnational Discourses of Terrorism, Humanitarianism and Sovereignty -- Chapter Six: Sri Lankan Reconciliation and the Appropriation of Transitional Justice -- Conclusion: Consolidating the 'National Story'
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1 online resource (XII, 378 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319563244
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10.1007/978-3-319-56324-4
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War, Denial and Nation-Building in Sri Lanka : After the End, by Rachel Seoighe, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56324-4
Publication
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Contents
Introduction Chapter One: A History of War in the Postcolonial State -- Chapter Two: The End: Atrocity in a State of Denial -- Chapter Three. Post-War Lived Experience: 'Sinhalisation' -- Chapter Four: Tamil Separatism and Commemorative Practices -- Chapter Five: Transnational Discourses of Terrorism, Humanitarianism and Sovereignty -- Chapter Six: Sri Lankan Reconciliation and the Appropriation of Transitional Justice -- Conclusion: Consolidating the 'National Story'
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978-3-319-56324-4
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XII, 378 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319563244
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10.1007/978-3-319-56324-4
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access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1015215115

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