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UNINA9910457590403321 |
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Autore |
Trawick Margaret |
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Titolo |
Enemy lines [[electronic resource] ] : warfare, childhood, and play in Batticaloa / / Margaret Trawick |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786612358159 |
1-282-35815-4 |
0-520-93887-9 |
1-4337-0971-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philip E. Lilienthal Asian studies imprint |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children and violence - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District |
Children and war - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District |
Children - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District - Social conditions |
Tamil (Indic people) - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
Batticaloa District (Sri Lanka) Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies"--P. [4] of cover. |
"A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--P [ii]. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Tamil Transliterations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Past -- 3. March 1996 -- 4. Vasanta And Rosa -- 5. About Vithusa -- 6. What Menan Showed Me -- 7. Girls In The LTTE -- 8. Boys In The LTTE -- 9. Spectacles And Mysteries -- 10. Look For What You Do Not See -- Notes -- References -- General Index -- Index Of People -- Index Of Places |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Enemy Lines captures the extraordinary story of boys and girls coming of age during a civil war. Margaret Trawick lived and worked in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, where thousands of youths have been recruited into the Sri Lankan armed resistance movement known as the Tamil Tigers. This compelling account of her experiences is a powerful exploration of how children respond to the presence of war and how adults have responded to the presence of children in this conflict. Her |
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