Table of Contents

Introduction / 1. Co-Constituted Orders: Theorizing Conflict, Identity and Power / 2. Recovering Kingship: Colonial Discontent and the Emergence of Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism in the 19th Century / 3. Waves of Diffusion: Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and the Labour Movement / 4. Independence Without Hegemony: Elite Reformism, Subterranean Nationalism and the Legacy of Colonialism / 5. A Many-Headed Hyrda: The Manifold Tendrils of Sinhala Nationalist Hegemonisation / 6. Would the Real Dutugemunu Please Stand Up? Marxism, 'Authenticity' and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna / 7. Hegemony and Resistance: The Failure of Ethnic Accommodation and the Rise of Tamil Separatism / 8. 'One Nation, One People': The Colluding Words of Liberal Peace and Sinhala Nationalism / 9. Post-War Sri Lanka: A Victor's Peace? / 10. Conclusion

About the Author

David Rampton is an LSE Fellow in Global Politics in the Government and IR Departments at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published articles in edited volumes and in academic journals including Review of International Studies and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.