In My Mother's House: Civil War in Sri Lanka

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In My Mother’s House THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE Tobias Kelly, Series Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. In My Mother’s House Civil War in Sri Lanka Sharika Thiranagama university of pennsylvania press philadelphia Copyright © 2011 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN 978-0-8122-4342-0 To my grandparents Mahilaruppiam and Rajasingam, (Amma and Appa) my parents Rajani and Dayapala Thiranagama, (Daji and Thatha) and Kugamoorthy This page intentionally left blank ...