{"product_id":"creating-peace-in-sri-lanka-civil-war-and-reconciliation-hardcover","title":"Creating Peace in Sri Lanka: Civil War and Reconciliation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert I. Rotberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Brookings Institution Press and World Peace Foundation publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSri Lanka, one of the most promising states in Asia following independence in 1948, has been torn apart for the past fifteen years by a vicious civil war. The majority Sinhala and minority Tamils have killed each other with increasing ferocity. The Tamils, who are primarily Hindu, fear losing their identity and being overwhelmed by the majority, who are Buddhist. The Sinhala, in turn, fear that the Tamils, with the backing of their ethnic kin in the Indian province of Tamil Nadu, will destabilize and take over control of the Sri Lankan government. Colonial-era rivalries and deep-rooted distrust fuel the tensions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will bring about an end to this destructive conflict, and how will the island nation heal its physical and psychic wounds following a peace? How will a sustainable peace be arranged? Can mediation help? This book of essays by Sri Lankan and Western authors examines the causes of war and the possibilities for peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors are Chandra R. de Silva, Old Dominion University; Rohan Edrisinha, University of Colombo; Saman Kelegama, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka; David Little, United States Institute of Peace; Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, Columbia University; Teresita C. Schaffer, former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka; David Scott, Johns Hopkins University; Donald R. Snodgrass, Harvard Institute for International Development; Jayadeva Uyangoda, Sri Lanka Foundation; William Weisberg and Donna Hicks, Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA World Peace Foundation Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert I. Rotberg \u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and president of the World Peace Foundation. Rotberg is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eState Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e (Brookings\/WPF, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.1 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737588994111,"sku":"9780815775782","price":79.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1b745594044d97085dc93d8909b51e76.webp?v=1765150432","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/creating-peace-in-sri-lanka-civil-war-and-reconciliation-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}