This book explores the development of nationalism in Sri Lanka during the past century; particularly within the dominant Sinhala Buddhist and militant Tamil movements. Tracing the ways women from diverse backgrounds have engaged with nationalism; Neloufer de Mel argues that gender is crucial to an understanding of nationalism and vice versa.Traversing both the colonial and postcolonial periods in Sri Lanka's history; the author assesses a range of writers; activists; political figures; and movements almost completely unknown in the West. With her rigorous; historically located analyses; de Mel makes a persuasive case for the connections between figures like actress Annie Boteju and art historian and journalist Anil de Silva; poetry whether written by Jean Arasanayagam or Tamil revolutionary women; and political movements like the LTTE; the JVP; the Mother's Front; and contemporary feminist organizations. Evaluating the colonial period in light of the violence that animates Sri Lanka today; de Mel proposes what Bruce Robbins has termed a "lateral cosmopolitanism" that will allow coalitions to form and to practice an oppositional politics of peace. In the process; she examines the gendered forms through which the nation and the state both come together and pull apart. The breadth of topics examined here will make this work a valuable resource for South Asianists as well as for scholars in a wide range of fields who choose to consider the ways in which gender inflects their areas of research and teaching.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE ITBy zsuzsannaWONDERFUL book. I grew up on lower buckeye. This book has some awesome pix in it from the old neighborhood. I bought this and sent it to a friend who also grew up on Buckeye with me that is incarcerated and not able to get it on his own. He loved it also. Brought back SOOOOO many great memoriesl. Thank you John for putting this book together.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Buckeye Road - Full of Pictures and InformationBy Dennis DoverspikeIf you grew up on or near Buckeye Road; this is the book for you. This book does not disappoint; it is full of great pictures that will take you back to the old days. I even saw a picture of one kid I went to grade school with as he walked away from Harvey Rice gardens. Well worth the price in terms of the wonderful memories. An example of how all books of this type should be written and edited.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nostalgia for Former Neighborhood Residents; Informative for Urban HistoriansBy Romantic in ChicagoI really enjoyed the photographs and commentary about the history and development of this once-Hungarian/Eastern European ethnic enclave in Cleveland; Ohio. I think this material would be useful to any Cleveland urban historian. I also applaud the author's attempt to give a positive voice to the transition of the neighborhood to a largely black residential area and its efforts at redevelopment.
