Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka

by Dennis B . Mc Gilvray (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2008

  $42.75

  Presents an ethnographic and historical study of Hindu castes, matrilineal family structure, popular religious traditions, and ethnic conflict. This book presents an ethnography of Sri Lanka's east coast, an area that suffered heavily in the 2004 tsunami and a region of vital significance to the political future of the island nation.