‘A Journey Through Memories’

July 30, 2018 | Author: Social Scientists' Association | Category: Sri Lanka, Violence, Unrest, Politics, Armed Conflict
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Jayadeva Uyangoda reflects on Sasanka Perera’s Violence and the Burden of Memory: Remembrance and Erasure in Sinhala Con...

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