Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Tables xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Preface xvii
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Sri Lanka - Map xxii
8. 1. An Overview 1
9. 2. Ethnic Identities and Politics Before Independence 21
10. 3. From Linguistic Parity to Sinhala-Only 42
11. 4. The Official Language Act of 1956 73
12. 5. Institutional Decay: The Consequences of the Official Language Act, 1956–77 92
13. 6. From Linguistic Nationalism to Civil War 143
14. 7. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Ethnic Conflict 166
15. 8. Conclusion 191
16. Appendixes 207
17. Notes 225
18. References 253
19. Index 267