The cage : the fight for Sri Lanka and the last days of the Tamil Tigers
Weiss, Gordon2012
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In pursuit of power and fundamentalist Buddhism, an oligarchy of Sinhalese political leaders and monks hi-jacked democracy in Sri Lanka. In response a brutal enemy was born: the Tamil Tigers. The result, one of modern history's longest civil conflicts, spawned a host of horrific innovations, from suicide bombers to violent Buddhism.
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London : Vintage, 2012.
Collation:
352 p., 8p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099548478 (pbk)009954847X (pbk)
Dewey class:
320.9'5493'090511
Local class:
320.954
Language:
English
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BRN:
3241522