Neil Devotta

From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism

Ethnonationalism and Democratic Regression in Sri Lanka

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how Sri Lanka's civil war gradually undermined liberal democracy and caused the country to regress toward the current soft authoritarian dispensation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9780415665452
• ISBN-10: 0415665450
• Artikelnr.: 32460142

Autorenporträt

Neil DeVotta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Ethnic Superordination versus Ethnic Supererogation 2. Sinhalese
Buddhist Nationalist Ideology 3. The Rise and Fall of the LTTE 4.
Strategizing Identities during War 5. Tamil Diaspora and the Transnational
Government of Tamil Eelam 6. From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism.
Conclusion