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.
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xxix, 352 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780099548478 (pbk)
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320.9'5493'090511320.95493090511
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English
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1567433
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