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Crucible of Conflict

Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka

Author : McGilvray, Dennis B.

Publisher: Duke University Press

Place of Publish: UK, London

Year: 2008

Page Numbers: 425

Acc. No: 4251

Class No: 303.6 MAG-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Conflict

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-0-8223-4161-1

This book is a research based on cultural phenomena and a historical study of Hindu castes, matrilineal family structure, well known religious traditions and ethnic conflict. It is the first ethnographic study in the East coast of Sri Lanka which suffered greatly after the tsunami in 2004. This book understands the difficulties of the nation’s ethnic conflict and argues that Sinhalese Buddhists, Tamil Hindus and Muslims have the right to share this land equally as each ethnic group is a significant share of the Sri Lankan population.