Assembling Ethnicities in Neoliberal Times: Ethnographic Fictions and Sri Lanka's War

by Nimanthi Perera-Rajasingham

Book Overview

Assembling Ethnicities in Neoliberal Times: Ethnographic Fictions and Sri Lanka's War argues that the bloody war fought between the Sri Lankan state and the separatist Tamil Tigers from 1983 to 2009 should be understood as structured and animated by the forces of global capitalism. Using Aihwa Ong's theorization of neoliberalism as a mobile technology and assemblage, this book explores how contemporary globalization has exacerbated forces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810140748
• ISBN13: 9780810140745
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"