Nation, constitutionalism and buddhism in sri lanka
Auteur :
de Silva Wijeyeratne, Roshan
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138575547
Date de publication :
12 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Focusing on Sri Lanka, this book offers a new perspective on contemporary debates about nationalism in South Asia. It looks at the ‘capture’ of Buddhism by militant Sinhalese nationalism in the colonial and postcolonial periods, and the framing of subsequent key constitutional legal moments.