About this title: This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.
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Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780226789507ISBN:0226789500
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations. Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics R. read more
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Binding: orig. cloth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: (1992)
Description: 6pp photo illustrations. Slight corner bump, minor rubbing, VG. 22x14cm, xix, 203 pp. Contents: Introduction: The Question; The Period of Buddhist Revivalism, 1860-1915; Politics and Constitutional Progress, 1915-1946; Radical Monks & The Legitimation of Monks' Participation in Politics; The Betrayal & Restoration of Buddhism: Accusations & Remedies; The Betrayal of Buddhism: Report of the Committee of Inquiry; The Social Revolution of 1956 and its Aftermath; The Restoration of Buddhism & the ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780226789507ISBN:0226789500
Description: Fair. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations. Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics R. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226789491ISBN:0226789497
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