Jani De Silva

Inhabiting an Embattled Body (eBook, PDF)

The Making of Warrior Masculinities in Sri Lanka

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an anthropological account of Sri Lanka's Eelam Wars III and IV. It is based on the life narratives of ex-servicemen who fought on the frontlines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000826210
• Artikelnr.: 67614588

Autorenporträt

Jani de Silva is an independent researcher based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has a PhD in anthropology from the London School of Economics, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps. Acknowledgements. Glossary. Acronyms. Masculinity and
militarism in Sri Lanka. Motifs of masculinity: The imperilled body and the
composed body. Victorian manliness and the composed body in Sinhala
discourse. Growing up: Youth uprisings, social change and ethnic conflict.
Combat training and the battlefield. Operation Sathjaya: Confronting child
soldiers. Operation Jayasikurui: Female fighters on the battlefield.
Unceasing Waves III: Confronting spectacular violence. Operation
Agnikheela: Aerial bombardment as spectacle. The final victory. Conclusion.
Bibliography. Index.

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List of Maps. Acknowledgements. Glossary. Acronyms. Masculinity and militarism in Sri Lanka. Motifs of masculinity: The imperilled body and the composed body. Victorian manliness and the composed body in Sinhala discourse. Growing up: Youth uprisings, social change and ethnic conflict. Combat training and the battlefield. Operation Sathjaya: Confronting child soldiers. Operation Jayasikurui: Female fighters on the battlefield. Unceasing Waves III: Confronting spectacular violence. Operation Agnikheela: Aerial bombardment as spectacle. The final victory. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.