The politicizing of trauma: A case study of Sri Lanka

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Ramanathapillai, Rajmohan ^a  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEACE PROCESS; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; POLITICS; VIOLENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33644910985     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327949pac1201_1     Document Type: Article

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