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Inhabiting an Embattled Body The Making of Warrior Masculinities in Sri Lanka

294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

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This book offers an anthropological account of Sri Lanka’s Eelam Wars III and IV. It is based on the life-narratives of ex-servicemen who fought on the frontlines. The volume approaches militarism as a practice of masculinity. It explores the sense of embattlement that young recruits feel, which stems from the inner war between notions of bodily deference instilled in childhood and having to... Read more

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Acknowledgements

Glossary

Acronyms

1. Masculinity and militarism in Sri Lanka

2. Motifs of masculinity: The imperilled body and the composed body

3. Victorian manliness and the composed body in Sinhala discourse

4. Growing up: Youth uprisings, social change and ethnic conflict

5. Combat training and the battlefield

6. Operation Sathjaya: Confronting child soldiers

7. Operation Jayasikurui: Female fighters on the battlefield

8. Unceasing Waves III: Confronting spectacular violence