Sri Lanka : In Change and Crisis (Hardcover)

List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction Part I: Sri Lanka in Change- Late 1982 2. Plebiscitary Democracy or Creeping Authoritarianism? The Presidential Election and Referendum of 1982 3. The 1982 Elections and the New Gaullist-Bonapartist State in Sri Lanka 4. The Elections of 1982 5. The Conduct of Referendum 6. Proportional Representation and Electoral System Change in Sri Lanka Part II: Sri Lanka in Crisis- Mid 1983 7. Seeking The Roots of the Tragedy 8. The Origins and Institutionalization of Political Violence 9. Some Thoughts on Sinhalese Justifications for the Violence 10. Popular Perceptions of Violence: A Provincial View 11. The Riots and the Roman Catholic Church in Historical Perspective 12. Hill Country Tamils in the Aftermath of the Violence Notes on Contributors Index