The Political Construction of Defensive Nationalism: The 1968 Temple-Entry Crisis in Northern Sri Lanka

Bryan Pfaffenberger · The Journal of Asian Studies (Cambridge University Press) — peer-reviewed

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Tier-A peer-reviewed journal article on the 1968 Maviddapuram temple-entry satyagraha. Anchors Dossier 14 and the Cevvāy / friction ring.

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