Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on transliteration ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Introduction: In My Mother’s House 1
6. Chapter one. Growing Up at War: Self-Formation, Individuality, and the LTTE 41
7. Chapter two. The House of Secrets: Mothers, Daughters, and Inheritance 77
8. Chapter three. From Muslims to Northern Muslims: Ethnicity, Eviction, and Displacement 106
9. Chapter four. Becoming of This Place? Northern Muslim Futures After Eviction 145
10. Chapter five. The Generation of Militancy: Gender Militancy, and Self-Transformation 183
11. Chapter six. Conclusions from Tamil Colombo 228
12. Notes 259
13. References 273
14. Index 289
15. Acknowledgments 293