Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Neil DeVotta The Title is Blowback : Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 304. Category - Political Science Product Description - In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka's majority Sinhalese politicians began outbidding one another on who could provide the greatest advantages for their community, using the Sinhala language as their instrument. The appeal to Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the country's official language with Sinhala and Tamil the language of Sri Lanka's principal minority was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language in 1956. The Tamils' subsequent protests led to anti-Tamil riots and institutional decay, which meant that supposedly representative agencies of government catered to Sinhalese preferences and blatantly disregarded minority interests. This in turn led to the Tamils' mobilizing, first politically then militarily, and by the mid-1970s Tamil youth were bent on creating a separate state. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167383661
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Brand: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific
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Title: Blowback Linguistic Nationalism Institutional Decay and Ethni
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UPC: 9780804749244
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Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Blowback : Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Subject: Asia / General, General, World / Asian, Linguistics / General
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Author: Neil Devotta
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
