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dc.contributor.authorDewasiri, Nirmal <University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka>-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-17T12:46:56Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-17T12:46:56Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationNirmal Dewasiri, Historical Consciousness and Transitional Justice in Post-War Sri Lanka, «International Public History», vol. 3, 2020, n. 2, 2020, pp. 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1515/iph-2020-2013it_IT
dc.identifier.issn2567-1111it_IT
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/iph-2020-2013it_IT
dc.identifier.urihttp://elea.unisa.it:8080/xmlui/handle/10556/6385-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14273/unisa-4458-
dc.description.abstractHistorical consciousness is a decisive factor in Sri Lanka with regards to the relationships between Sinhala and Tamil ethnic communities. It functioned as a great divide between these two communities. It was also used as a “charter of right” in order to impose one community’s claim on the other. This has become increasingly problematic in the post-war context after the violent hostilities between the Sri Lankan state and Tamil insurgents ended in 2009. Sinhala-Buddhists, who were politically dominant and identify themselves as the legitimate possessor of the island, desire to consolidate their dominance in the Tamil North and reckon historical knowledge as an effective tool for that end. The historical narrative that Sinhala Buddhists endorsed beginning in the early 20th century proved to be insufficient in countering the rising power of a Tamil counter narrative. Attempts have been made since the mid-1980s to produce a new historical narrative that is capable of challenging Tamil political claims. Although this effort was not fully successful, partial success was achieved during and after the war between the Sinhala dominated state and Tamil insurgents. The new historical consciousness that emerged out of this process proved to be extremely problematic in the context of the growing need for transitional justice for the war-affected Tamils in the North.it_IT
dc.format.extentP. 1-7it_IT
dc.language.isoenit_IT
dc.publisherN. Dewasiri, Historical Consciousness and Transitional Justice in Post-War Sri Lanka, «International Public History», vol. 3, 2020, n. 2, 2020it_IT
dc.rightsWalter de Gruyterit_IT
dc.sourceUniSa. Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneoit_IT
dc.subjectEthno-nationalismit_IT
dc.subjectHistorical consciousnessit_IT
dc.subjectSinhala-Buddhistsit_IT
dc.subjectSri Lankait_IT
dc.subjectTamilsit_IT
dc.titleHistorical Consciousness and Transitional Justice in Post-War Sri Lankait_IT
dc.typeJournal Articleit_IT
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Public Historyit_IT
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