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Tsunami in a Time of War: Aid, Activism and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka and Aceh - Hardcover

 
9780974883953: Tsunami in a Time of War: Aid, Activism and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka and Aceh
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0974883956 ISBN 13: 9780974883953
Publisher: South Focus Press, 2009

Synopsis

The devastation of the tsunami and reconstruction in its aftermath, in Aceh and Sri Lanka, resulted in a divergence of political trajectories with Aceh moving towards a cessation of war and Sri Lanka heading towards a resumption of war. These different political outcomes frame this volume's compelling arguments about aid, activism and reconstruction. The contributors, hailing from a diversity of disciplines offer critical analyses of many key categories mobilised in humanitarian discourses and practices while providing ethnographic accounts and case studies of an array of institutions and individuals. Importantly, this volume interrogates the frequent disconnect between research and policy and explores ways this divide can be bridged. A must read for donors and policy makers as well as researchers and activists.

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About the Author

Malathi de Alwis is a Socio-Cultural Anthropologist. She teaches in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo

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Publisher
South Focus Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0974883956
ISBN 13 
9780974883953
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
246
Editor
De Alwis Malathi, Hedman Eva-Lotta