Shows how the Rajapaksa government in Sri Lanka was adept at deflecting international criticism, as well as the wider implications for human rights and international peacemaking. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, index, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567. . 2016. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Push Back
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 178360655X
ISBN 13: 9781783606559
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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In 2009, after decades of conflict, the Sri Lankan government proclaimed the decisive defeat of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam. Subsequently, the state proved resistant to attempts by the UN and other international bodies to promote post-war reconciliation or reform.

In this incisive new work, Judith Large investigates the ways in which the Rajapaksa government was able to subvert international diplomatic efforts, as well as exploring the wider context of rising Sinhalese nationalism, the attendant growth of discrimination against minorities, and efforts by both the diaspora and citizens within Sri Lanka to work towards a positive peace.

Push Back is vital reading not only for those interested in Sri Lanka, but also for those concerned about the wider implications of the conflict for human rights, peace-making, and geopolitics.

About the Author

Judith Large is a senior professional with over twenty-five years of experience in international conflict analysis and peacebuilding; through post-conflict recovery and as 'third party' or in support and facilitation roles for institutional and political mediation. She is Senior Research Fellow at the Conflict Analysis Research Centre and a member of the Experts Roster for the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) within the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Judith has served in posts at International IDEA (Stockholm) CMI (Brussels) and on assignment with the WHO, UNDP, and UN Women. She has worked extensively in the Balkans, in Nepal and Indonesia. Her South Asian experience has had a Sri Lanka focus since 2008.

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